CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
A Letter to Our Communities
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Company Overview
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2021 Highlights
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Properties and People with Purpose
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ESG Strategy
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Social
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Environmental
93
Governance
103
Purposeful Vision
109
About This Report
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Independent Assurance Statement
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Appendix
Broadway Plaza / Walnut Creek, California
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A LETTER TO OUR COMMUNITIES As Macerich continues to shape the future of our A-quality real estate, we remain firmly dedicated to protecting our shared environment, advancing social good and sound corporate governance on every part of our journey. We are a company of people and properties with purpose. This year’s Corporate Responsibility Report highlights how every positive action – from each LED light bulb to every welcoming community event – brings us closer toward meaningful environmental and social change and the ways Macerich is taking to help achieve that change. This work is embodied in our goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030 and our commitment to ensuring our spaces—on mall and in office—are gathering places for all people. In 2021, we continued our energy usage reduction efforts and received SBTi validation that we are on target to achieve carbon neutrality 20 years ahead of the Paris Climate Agreement, helping to reduce the real estate industry’s 40% share in all greenhouse gas emissions. We also continued our signatory work with CEO Action, a group of more than 2,000 CEOs and Presidents pledging to support a more inclusive workplace for employees, communities and society at large. 2021 also saw us enhance our Nominating and Governance committee charter to reflect the fact that our Board of Directors has responsibility for ESG oversight. Beyond the time frame of this report, Macerich continues to evolve our culture of belonging to respond to the needs of our employees and our communities, and we are working hard to ensure that our regional town centers are places for people to connect and gather, and on which our communities can rely. We are committed to the long-term value creation of our properties, as well as the equitable protection of natural resources, creating community and responsible corporate oversight. As this report details, together, our dedicated team is helping secure the well-being of our communities now and for future generations. Sincerely, THOMAS E. O’HERN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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COMPANY OVERVIEW Macerich is a leading owner, operator and developer of high-quality retail and mixeduse real estate in the United States. Based in Santa Monica, we guide a carefully curated portfolio of 44 properties in many of the most desirable markets in the country. Located in attractive urban and suburban markets from New York to California, Macerich properties are dynamic Regional Town Centers that bring together the very best retail, dining, ticketed attractions, art experiences, fitness and everyday services plus co-working, hotels, offices and multi-family residences. We balance the goal of providing vibrant places with the need to be responsible stewards of our resources, reflecting the communities we serve and helping make those communities more resilient. We are dedicated to operating in ways that advance environmental goals, social good and sound corporate governance. Our centers — from coast to coast — are the social heart and economic engine of the communities we serve.
METRO SAN FRANCISCO Walnut Creek Broadway Plaza
Portland Washington Square Eugene Valley River Center
Corte Madera The Village at Corte Madera
Sacramento Arden Fair*
Boulder Twenty Ninth Street
Modesto Vintage Faire Mall Fresno Fresno Fashion Fair
Santa Barbara La Cumbre Plaza Ventura Pacific View
METRO LOS ANGELES
METRO PHOENIX
Cerritos Los Cerritos Center
Santa Monica Santa Monica Place
Downey Stonewood Center
San Bernardino Inland Center
Chandler Chandler Fashion Center, The Boulevard Shops
Lakewood Lakewood Center
Thousand Oaks The Oaks
Gilbert SanTan Village
Victorville The Mall of Victor Valley
Glendale Arrowhead Towne Center
Mesa Superstition Springs Cente
Phoenix Biltmore Fashion Park, Des
Scottsdale Kierland Commons, Scottsd
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Niagara Falls, NY Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls Saratoga Springs, NY Wilton Mall
Rosemont Fashion Outlets of Chicago
Danbury, CT Danbury Fair Mall
Davenport NorthPark Mall Des Moines Southridge Mall Broomfield FlatIron Crossing
Moline SouthPark Mall
Kansas City Country Club Plaza
Chicago The Shops at North Bridge Evansville Eastland Mall Elizabethtown Towne Mall Harrisonburg Valley Mall
Lubbock South Plains Mall
Tysons Corner Tysons Corner Center
GREATER NEW YORK METRO Valley Stream, NY Green Acres Mall Elmhurst, NY Queens Center Brooklyn, NY Kings Plaza Glendale, NY The Shops at Atlas Park Freehold, NJ Freehold Raceway Mall
PHILADELPHIA METRO Philadelphia, PA Fashion District Philadelphia Deptford, NJ Deptford Mall
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sert Sky Mall
dale Fashion Square
*Third Party Managed
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2021 HIGHLIGHTS Science Based Targets validated and approved. Importantly, in 2021 the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated Macerich’s Science Based Targets. This step verifies that our emissions reduction targets are on track to work toward the worldwide goal to halt global temperature rise at 1.5°C. ICSC Foundation Launch Academy creates the largest program partnership with Macerich. In 2021, its inaugural year, Macerich acted as the largest employer of interns in ICSC Foundation Launch Academy’s program for racially diverse undergraduate students, providing underrepresented college students the opportunity for career exploration in retail real estate management and leasing. This initiative offers an exciting path to hiring the best and brightest while advancing our diversity strategy. CEO Tom O’Hern signed the CEO Action Pledge for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). This pledge reinforces Macerich’s commitment to broadening our DEI initiatives. CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion is the largest CEO-driven business commitment to drive measurable action and meaningful change in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. Additionally, Olivia Bartel Leigh, Executive Vice President, Portfolio Operations and People, serves on the group’s Social Governance committee. Macerich enhances corporate responsibility oversight. 2021 saw the expansion of Macerich’s commitment to responsible governance and oversight. First, we expanded the charter of the Nominating and Governance committee of our Board of Directors to include oversight of our company's progress toward corporate responsibility, including environmental goals and our commitment to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion. Second, the Board approved an executive compensation plan that incorporated as a required ESG metrics to measure the organizational-level commitment to our 2030 goals and beyond. Fostering a sense of belonging at home. Regular programming to harmonize engagement at home, on-site and in regional offices, including health and well-being management, educational content, team-building events, employee recognition and the establishment of new employee resources.
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51%
METRIC TONNES CO2E
WASTE DIVERSION RATE FROM LANDFILL
GHG REDUCTION (BASED ON 2019 BASELINE)
47,272,367
KWH
CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCED ANNUALLY
35,724,155 GALLONS OF WATER CONSERVED (BASED ON 2019 BASELINE)
15,631,328
KWH
SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCED ACROSS 13 PROPERTIES
19 FUEL CELLS ACROSS 6 PROPERTIES
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AMOUNT OF GRID RELIEF PROVIDED BY KINGS PLAZA TO THE BROOKLYN COMMUNITY
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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285
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BLOOD DRIVES
MOVIES & CONCERTS
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FOOD DRIVES
CULTURAL EVENTS
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BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL/ RECYCLING EVENTS
140
1,800+
FARMERS MARKETS
TOTAL COMMUNITY EVENTS
330
413,803
HOLIDAY EVENTS
COVID TESTS ADMINISTERED ON PROPERTY
405
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KIDS CLUB EVENTS
JOB FAIRS
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Kierland Commons / Phoenix, Arizona
PROPERTIES AND PEOPLE WITH PURPOSE Macerich is the social heart and economic engine of our communities, developing properties with purpose and championing belonging with each other and the larger world. We demonstrate our commitment to being economically productive, inclusive and sustainable hubs of our communities and offices through our focus on corporate responsibility. We take our role as environmental stewards and our accountability to our diverse stakeholder audiences very seriously. We are particularly proud of what underlies that work: applying diversity, equity and inclusion values across our people, our partners and our places. Our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices extend beyond our core shareholder responsibilities of economic performance to actively pursue holistic stakeholder value creation by lessening the environmental impact of our built environment, advancing social good and incorporating sound corporate governance. Our spaces are gathering points for everyone. As we demonstrated in 2021, we are committed to protecting our environment and ensuring equitable opportunities today and for future generations.
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UNDERSTANDING OUR IMPACT
PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
Macerich is committed to the long-term value creation of our properties, the equitable protection of natural resources and responsible corporate oversight, ensuring the well-being of our communities now and for future generations. We strive for this vision through our commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, two decades ahead of the Paris Agreement and in line with the Business Ambition for 1.5˚C and the Science Based Targets initiative. And we foster a deep understanding of where and how our sustainability initiatives support and advance the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
OUR PLAN FOR CARBON NEUTRALITY
5% 10%
20%
65%
Utility And Procured Renewable Energy
Reduce Utilization
Offsets And RECs
Additional Hard Energy Assets
For us, people and communities come together as the central focus in everything we do at Macerich. It’s all part of owning properties with purpose. Our Regional Town Centers in active markets across the country are hubs of social connection and commerce that are meaningful parts of people’s lives. These essential places are also fundamental to the economic health and well-being of local communities, providing numerous jobs as well as vital sales and property tax dollars that fund community resources (schools, parks and public services) and development (infrastructure and growth). Macerich works to belong to our communities by being a valued corporate partner through generous philanthropy and involvement, serving locally on civic and community boards and committees as well as volunteering time, resources and space to community partners. Through this work, we have a positive impact on our local community needs and interests, education and the environment. Within our Company, we put people first by committing to a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace that champions belonging, togetherness and the development of each employee. We are committed to evolving our recruitment, retention and advancement practices to support great people with a variety of backgrounds and viewpoints, and we are stronger for it. These diversity, equity and inclusion principles are instrumental in creating a thriving culture and company.
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ESG STRATEGY
ADVANCING OUR ESG STRATEGY 1999 • Launched "School Cents" program, supporting classroom needs of teachers across our portfolio
2000 • Established energy management program
2003 • Launched Louis Marquez Grant Program, providing support to local organizations
2008 • Established formal corporate sustainability program • Established 24 hours paid volunteer time as benefit
2009 • Launched initial Strategic Energy Plan (SEP) • Launched "Give Green Gift Card," raising $177K for reforestation
2011 • Established initial sustainability goals
2012 • Santa Monica Place earned LEED Gold, first property in portfolio to earn honor • Began national partnership with American Red Cross to provide aid to communities
2013 • Implemented first solar project at Santa Monica Place • Launched partnership with EVGo to bring first vehicle charging stations to properties
2014 • Tysons Tower/Tysons Corner Center earned LEED Gold • Macerich earned first GRESB Green Star Rating • First fuel cell implemented at Danbury Fair Mall • First formal Sustainability Report published
2015 2010 • Implemented lighting efficiency program
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• Macerich reaches 100% LED for interior and exterior areas • Earned GRESB #1 Ranking - US Retail Sector for first time • First appearance on CDP Climate A List • Electric vehicle charging station program established
2016 • Initial smart irrigation WeatherTRAK system installed
2017 • First on-site battery installation at Southern California properties • Earned EPA Top 30 Generation list • Launched Macerich Dependent Scholarship Program, offering secondary-education support for children of employees • Received Evergreen Award for Visionary Leadership - Tree People
2018 • First BREEAM Certification in the United States at The Oaks in Thousand Oaks, CA • Published initial Corporate Responsibility Report for all ESG efforts • HydroPoint’s WeatherTRAK water efficiency program initiated • Donations from Louis Marquez Grant Program reach $2.5 million
2020 • Established carbon neutrality goal by 2030 • Launched DREAM initiative to promote diversity, equity and inclusion at Macerich • Conducted portfolio-wide "Million Meals Challenge" to help restock pandemic-hurt shelter shelves
2021 • SBTi goals established and validated • Conducted over 1,800 events, supporting local causes and welcoming shoppers back to properties • MVP Portal powered by YourCause launched to facilitate volunteer hours, Company donations and employee match
2022 • Reached 18MW of solar production
2030 • Plan to achieve carbon neutrality
2019 • Kings Plaza ConEd Transformer Grid activated • Macerich employees log over 125,000 hours of paid volunteer time • Partnered with Keep America Beautiful to commemorate "America Recycles Day" • Launched "Healthy People, Healthy Planet" Kids Club Programming
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INSIDE OUR ESG STRATEGY Our fully integrated approach to ESG balances our efforts to achieve carbon neutrality and the support for people and communities with delivery of vibrant places, value creation for our shareholders and economic vitality.
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ENVIRONMENTAL Macerich’s environmental objective is to achieve carbon neutrality and, through our transition to a net-zero economy, champion industry-wide change. We are charging forward to create the most resilient and attractive properties with the least environmental impact. •
Achieve carbon neutrality by 2030
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Achieve zero waste by 2030
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Increase active stakeholder engagement around sustainability issues
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Fully integrate sustainability practices and principles into ways of working
SOCIAL Our social responsibility activities engage and support communities, address human needs and promote employee well-being as we create opportunities for greater diversity, equity and inclusion. •
Enhance employee engagement and satisfaction
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Advance diversity, equity and inclusion
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Partner with tenants and promote equitable financial opportunity
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Help build the communities we serve through volunteerism and philanthropy
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Invest in and develop employee community
GOVERNANCE Good corporate governance underpins all our strategic priorities and actions to ensure responsible business practices and ethical decisionmaking at every level of our Company. •
Advance ethical business practices
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Transparently communicate responsible business practices on progress against 2030 goals
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Promote advancement of diversity, equity and inclusion
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Adhere to strict privacy and security guidelines
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UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Our environmental and sustainability programs align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), adopted by all UN Member States in 2015. These 17 goals provide a blueprint for a better today and a better tomorrow — recognizing that we must prioritize the needs of people and the planet to achieve a more sustainable future.
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OPERATIONALIZING OUR ESG STRATEGY At Macerich, we follow a thoughtful, step-by-step process to fully integrate our ESG strategy into operations across the organization.
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IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES
EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES & DEVELOP PLAN
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Assess materiality
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Enhance knowledge and stay abreast of emerging technologies
Discuss with ESG working group and internal stakeholders
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Engage stakeholders and listen to concerns and areas of interest
Determine physical and financial impacts and returns
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Review objectives
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Establish desired outcomes and goals
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Ensure alignment with business strategy
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Engage with industry associations and peers
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IMPLEMENT PROJECTS
EVALUATE PERFORMANCE
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Engage stakeholders
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Invest in education and training
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Develop human-centric systems
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Develop quarterly reports related to the assessment and management of climate-related issues
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Conduct review of quarterly reports at CEO and Board levels
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INTEGRATING ESG GOVERNANCE Top to bottom and throughout our organization, focused leadership and a clear structure govern Macerich’s fully integrated ESG efforts. The Board of Directors has oversight of ESG activities and climate-related risks and opportunities, with primary oversight by the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee. The Company has tied a portion of annual executive compensation to Macerich’s progress in meeting ESG goals. An inclusive approach to day-to-day actions and implementation of projects and initiatives to meet program objectives are the purview of Macerich’s ESG Working Group, which meets regularly to further the Company’s ESG objectives and goals. Notably, this cross-disciplinary team reaches across departments to ensure a 360-degree focus on these critical efforts, with executive leadership and oversight provided by the EVP of Portfolio Operations and People. Active involvement from working group members in Sustainability, Investor Relations, Corporate Legal, Corporate Communications, People and Culture, Risk Management and Operations engages the full scope of the Company in our ESG initiatives. Our comprehensive management approach to integrated ESG governance is guided by policies (see p. 101), commitments (see p. 17-18), goals and targets (see p. 62-64), and responsibilities and protocols assigned at the department level. We evaluate the effectiveness of our management approach through benchmarking, external performance ratings and stakeholder feedback.
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OUR TOWN CENTERS & COMMUNITIES Our Regional Town Centers are integral parts of our communities. They are the social and economic hubs of the communities they serve, and essential places for people to connect with one another. The economic impact of our Regional Town Centers is significant. In addition to employing 500 to 3,000 individuals per center, in many cases we serve as the largest local tax contributor; these taxes underwrite significant community resources and development, including schools, parks and critical infrastructure projects. Beyond the economics, our Regional Town Centers provide high-quality, in-person experiences that people enjoy. While millions of people visit our centers for shopping, dining and entertainment, we also recognize that these properties serve as places for us to actively support our communities and connect people together. Throughout 2021, Macerich properties hosted more than 1,800 events for local communities, in the ways most meaningful to those communities. •
285 blood drives supported local blood banks. For example, Atlas Park (NY) worked with the New York Blood Center, resulting in 5,811 donations – equivalent to 17,433 lives saved, demonstrating the importance of the year-round events
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Our parking lots and common areas transformed into more than 300 venues for farmers markets, COVID testing sites, food drives, electric vehicle demonstrations, movies and concerts and extensions of local community events
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More than 330 holiday events – from school choir performances, holiday character appearances, charity gift wrap counters, sensory-friendly Santa and Easter Bunny visits and other special events helped to make the season magical
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Among the many community-centric events, cultural celebrations included Pride Month, Dia de Los Muertos, menorah lightings, Black History Month and Hispanic Heritage Month activations
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Centers across the portfolio worked with local workforce agencies and retailers to host property job fairs
It starts with us.
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OUR CENTERS GIVE BACK COLORADO FIRE RESPONSE On December 30, 2021, the Marshall Fire devastated a significant portion of the communities that shop FlatIron Crossing and Twenty Ninth Street. The most destructive fire in Colorado’s history burned 6,500 acres and destroyed over 1,000 homes. Immediately, Macerich repurposed several areas of the campus including buildings at FlatIron Crossing into the emergency response command post to support and respond to the disaster, with everyone from local agencies to FEMA coordinating aid. In addition, the centers supported clothing drives, provided emergency resources via our website, and offered our parking lots to shelter and rest. These centers continue to work with our local community to help residents and businesses rebuild.
PROVIDING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES IN TIMES OF NEED Our NYC centers, in partnership with local nonprofit organizations and elected officials from Brooklyn and Queens, helped families in need get ready for Thanksgiving by donating 3,000 frozen turkeys to the community. In Moline, Illinois, SouthPark Mall provided a “drive-through” Thanksgiving dinner, giving over 1,000 meals to families in need in the community.
SUPPORTING EDUCATION During back-to-school season, an important milestone for families, Macerich centers supported Big Brothers Big Sisters’ (BBBS) mission to help children realize their potential and build their futures, organizing on-site donation drives and recruitment events and awareness. Together, Macerich and BBBS reached thousands of people nationwide and provided vital supplies to kids, from backpacks to laptops. In addition, Kings Plaza provided over 2,000 backpacks, filled with school supplies, that were distributed to children in area homeless shelters through local elected officials.
BRIDGING THE TECHNOLOGY GAP Macerich donated 130+ laptops to schools and community organizations to support disadvantaged students with online learning based on community needs. This is an initiative that began in 2020, during at-home learning, with over 630 computers distributed to date. 30
SPACE TO SUCCEED: RETAILER OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT Our Regional Town Centers comprise hundreds of independent businesses, large and small, national, and local, each with its own unique mix of goods and services and loyal customers. Macerich works closely with our retailers to align our business priorities and ultimately enhance the success of each of our Regional Town Centers. Our dedicated teams support retail brands, restaurants and entertainment concepts by developing programs and providing important resources to help build connections with shoppers and communities, driving traffic and sales. Among the many examples, we: Support Our Small Business Partners: •
Our small business incubation program helps local business owners open a storefront easily and grow their business
Facilitate Purposeful Commerce: •
We strive to promote and support the local philanthropic alliances of our retailers through center events and our digital channels
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We support our retailers who are mutually dedicated to sustainable practices by highlighting their commitments on our website, storefronts and digital directories
Elevate Consumer Engagement: •
Our numerous platforms, from digital directories to storefront displays, as well as property website and social media channels, promote local businesses to all our engaged consumers
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We host joint events in our common areas – from casual fashion events and charity-centric galas to community support drives – and bring brands to shoppers, outside of specific retail spaces
The synergies developed by our Company, our properties, and our retailers create the robust and holistic experience for our visitors that embody our Regional Town Center strategy.
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Danbury Fair Mall | Danbury, Connecticut
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EDUCATING AND ENRICHING OUR PEOPLE Our employees make us who we are. We cannot enhance our culture of belonging without employee partnership and advocacy. We believe we can champion industry-wide change by embracing inclusion and embedding diversity, equity and inclusion practices into our business operations and the communities we serve across the country. With the dedication and engagement of our people, our Company’s policies and activities are continuing to evolve. We will seek to enrich every employee, equipping them with understanding, language and tools to take the next step in our journey together.
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ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING We know that Macerich has the opportunity to champion industr y-wide change by embracing inclusion and embedding DEI practices into the foundation of our Company and communities across the country. In 2021, Macerich unveiled our norms and principles — essential standards that guide our day-to-day interactions as a Company. We embrace the norms of leadership, curiosity, inclusivity, awareness and accountability. Our everyday principles ask us to: •
Strengthen diversity
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Seek personal enrichment and growth
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Practice inclusive behaviors
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Increase awareness and create positive impact
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Recognize colleagues’ unique contributions
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Practice accountability
ICSC FOUNDATION LAUNCH ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP
DREAM At Macerich, we are our people — and when our workforce incorporates diverse thoughts, ideas and backgrounds, we build a stronger, more resilient Company. To help us ensure that we are hiring and hearing diverse employees across our workforce, our DREAM initiative — Diversity, Recognition, Enrichment and Awareness at Macerich — has continued to be an integral way to evaluate the programs, resources and training needed to foster a more inclusive workplace. DREAM connects internal stakeholders and strives to set a foundation for growth in DEI-based business practices that promote and support our retailers’ diversity and better connect with our customers and the communities we serve. D R E A M ’s e m p l oye e e n g a g e m e n t a n d wo r k f o rc e development initiatives center on awareness training and educational opportunities, inclusive recruiting and hiring practices, expanded volunteer and community programs and programming that celebrates and recognizes our employees and their rich diversity of backgrounds and lived experiences. We share this work internally through our intranet MacCentral, a regular newsletter, book club and other internal communication and collaboration tools.
In 2021 , Macerich was the largest employer in the inaugural class of the IC SC (Inventing Commerce Serving Communities) Foundation’s Launch Academy, an internship program designed to provide underrepresented college students the opportunity for career exploration in retail real estate management and leasing. Through this and our other internship programs, nine interns throughout the portfolio shared a broad range of handson learning opportunities across all functions. Macerich is committed to increasing diversity within our talent pipeline through partnerships and programs like Launch Academy. We look forward to welcoming a new class of interns in the summer of 2022 and expanding our partnerships to other real estate programs. 36
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ENGAGING OUR EMPLOYEES MACERICH MVP PROGRAM Our Company has a strong commitment to supporting a broad range of causes that have meaning to our employees and communities. Within our Regional Town Centers, we are developing customized programs supporting local interests, including volunteerism, financial support, inkind donations and partnerships with local nonprofit organizations. The Macerich Volunteer Program (MVP) amplifies our support by actively encouraging employees to get involved in local nonprofit organizations that are meaningful to them. Each Macerich employee receives a bank of 24 paid hours per year — an uncommon and popular benefit — to volunteer in the community. Our employees also have the opportunity to volunteer as a group, not only contributing to the community, but strengthening relationships across our Company. In 2021, we enhanced our MVP offering by including a donation match. Eligible employees can donate through payroll deduction and request a matching contribution through Macerich’s donor-advised fund, compounding the impact of donations in the communities.
MACERICH EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS Over the past year, Macerich continued to prioritize our active employee communications program. Regular internal MacChat employee emails kept the channels open, with topics that ranged from highlighting benefits and Company initiatives to humorous challenges and opportunities to come together — physically or virtually — to support each other and our communities. We a lways e n co u ra g e t wo -way e n g a g e m e nt a n d productive feedback from our employees. Channels for engaging employees include: MacCentral (the Company intranet), ongoing communication from the Company, performance reviews and informal conversations with managers, peer mentoring, training, educational and career development opportunities, community events, our ethics hotline and social media. These types of data inventories and informal surveys allow leadership and management teams to stay in touch with employee viewpoints and gauge employee satisfaction. P-MAC (Parents at Macerich) and MACVets (Veterans at Macerich) now serve as important resource groups for the Company, providing resources and meaningful programming throughout the year. As well, a focus on mental and physical well-being, including Wellness Wednesday Webinars, continues to invite employees to prioritize physical activity and other efforts that support better health.
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EMPLOYEE COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS TOTAL WORKFORCE Macerich is committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, and a sense of belonging—one that is supportive and inviting to people of all backgrounds. Our workforce comprises diverse and talented people who are the backbone of our Company. Our policies and practices provide equal employment opportunities and we recruit, hire and promote at all levels without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws.
No Macerich employee is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The regions are defined as West or East of the Mississippi River. 2021 gender identity metrics are based on historical binary (female/male) gender reporting options. In 2022 and beyond, Macerich will expand gender identification to include a third gender marker, "nonbinary/other," to increase inclusion for nonbinary, intersex and gender-nonconforming individuals.
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TOTAL EMPLOYEES BY GENDER IDENTITY AND EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full-Time Female 373 58%
Part-Time Female 1 0.2%
Full-Time Male 266 42%
Part-Time Male 0 0%
Total 640
EMPLOYEES BY REGION AND GENDER IDENTITY
East
26%
West
74%
27%
73%
Female 374 58%
Male 266 42%
Total 640
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION BY AGE AND GENDER IDENTITY
Under 30
8%
30-50
48%
Over 50
44%
9%
51%
40%
Female 374 58%
Male 266 42%
Total 640
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EMPLOYEE POPULATION BY REPRESENTATION
28%
72%
White 461
Underrepresented Groups 179
EMPLOYEE POPULATION BY RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNICITY GROUP
MACERICH
US WORKFORCE
Asian
6%
9%
Black or African American
6%
10%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
10%
White
72%
71%
Two or More Races
2%
-
Other
1%
-
TOTAL
100%
100%
*US Labor value based on US Bureau of Labor Statistics “Management, Professional and Related Occupations” ages 16 and over for the period of 2021. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEMOGRAPHICS BY FUNCTION
EMPLOYEE ROLE BY GENDER IDENTITY
Officials & Managers
31%
28%
Professionals
9%
7%
Technicians .1% 3% Administrative & Support Workers Laborers & Helpers
22%
2%
.3%
Female
Male
EMPLOYEE ROLE BY AGE
Officials & Managers Professionals
Technicians Administrative & Support Workers
31%
25%
4%
8%
2%
4%
1% 1%
12%
3%
9%
Laborers & .2% .2% Helpers
Over 50
30-50
Under 30
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SEPARATIONS EMPLOYEE SEPARATIONS BY AGE AND GENDER IDENTITY
Under 30 21
22%
30-50 48
60%
Over 50 15
18%
29%
53%
18%
Female 50
Male 34
Total Employee Separations 84
EMPLOYEE SEPARATIONS BY REGION AND GENDER IDENTITY
East 27%
24%
West 73%
76%
32%
68%
Female 60%
Male 40%
EMPLOYEE SEPARATIONS BY REPRESENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY
Male
79%
Female
62%
21%
38%
White
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21%
Underrepresented Groups
DEMOGRAPHICS BY LEVEL EMPLOYEE ROLE BY GENDER IDENTITY
Leadership (VP and Above)
5%
Management
27%
Exempt Professionals
5%
Non-Exempt Professionals
22%
9%
25%
4% Female 58%
3%
Male 42%
EMPLOYEE ROLE BY AGE
Leadership (VP and Above) Management Exempt Professionals Non-Exempt Professionals
9%
5%
19%
2%
30%
4%
2%
3%
12%
10%
Over 50 42%
4%
30-50 49%
Under 30 8%
RATIO OF BASIC SALARY OF WOMEN TO MEN
LEVEL Exec. Leadership
RATIO OF WOMEN TO MEN 100%
SVP
94%
VP
101%
AVP
94%
Sr. Manager
95%
Manager
96%
Exempt
101%
Non Exempt
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NEW HIRES NEW HIRES BY AGE AND GENDER IDENTITY
Under 30
21%
30-50
34%
Over 50
3%
15%
21%
7%
Female 57%
Male 43%
NEW HIRES BY REGION AND GENDER IDENTITY
East 27%
16%
West 73%
41%
10%
32%
Female 57%
Male 43%
NEW HIRES BY REPRESENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY
Male
28%
15%
Female
28%
29%
White 56% 45
Underrepresented Groups 44%
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SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE RECRUITING AND HIRING
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
In an industry that relies on its people, Macerich takes pride in recruiting and retaining the best and brightest employees from all backgrounds, from entry-level through senior management.
At Macerich, we believe a fulfilling career includes both learning and sharing what you know. By sharing their knowledge, employees gain a greater understanding of the Company’s goals and how actions affect other departments.
Our diversity strategy plays a significant role in our hiring process, which focuses on candidates’ qualifications, experience and skill sets using practices that help us promote gender and racial diversity in hiring at all levels. We use an anonymized candidacy screening process that redacts details that could create gender or racial bias. To widen our pool of qualified candidates, we draw on the knowledge, connections and experiences of our own employees and participate in: •
ICSC’s new Launch Academy initiative, which provides a virtual learning experience and paid summer internships for students looking to pursue careers in retail real estate
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Project REAP, the Real Estate Associate Program, an industry-backed, market-driven program that serves as a bridge between talented professionals from underrepresented backgrounds and commercial real estate companies
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Outreach to recruitment specialists for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and veterans
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The JVS (Jewish Vocational Services) Women’s Leadership Network, a philanthropic membership group dedicated to serving women in career crisis or transition, including women launching their careers
We take steps to make information available on the Company’s gender and racial diversity strategy, ranging from Board of Directors composition to representation in the employee community.
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Through the program, mentors and mentees establish partnerships to facilitate career exploration and coaching. Participants increase their networking skills along with their preparedness, confidence and knowledge about their field and the Company. Ultimately, Macerich becomes stronger as mentees and mentors engage in a cross-disciplinary exchange of information and ideas — a lasting experience that can benefit their careers and lives for years to come. In 2021, the employee-developed program resulted in 83 pairings of team members, each representing diverse backgrounds and experiences, from over 90% of the Company’s departments. In tandem with the program, the Company also launched Macerich 101 (MAC 101) – a central place to learn more about the Company and many departments shopping centers and the REIT industry, technology and more – to support all employees’ further growth and development and to deepen the understanding of the contributions of the Company’s workforce.
DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING In a company that ’s all about outstanding assets , Macerich’s most important assets are our people. And we act in accordance with these values, recognizing that a robust set of training and evolving professional growth opportunities is essential to workforce development and retention. In 2021, Macerich promoted nearly 14% of the workforce to higher same - depar tment roles or helped them take on new responsibilities, based on the employee’s individual talents and goals, within new departments. Of all individuals promoted to positions of leadership within the Company in 2021, women represented 42% of the Vice President and above and 50% of the Senior Leadership roles. Macerich realizes the value of an employee community that brings unique experiences, skilled training and education to the table. We are an organization that takes pride in rewarding people for their exceptional drive and performance. Employees work with their managers to have a dialogue about performance, expectations and job satisfaction and to create professional development plans through our annual and mid-year review processes. Additionally, our People and Culture team is available to discuss job opportunities with employees, both within and outside their respective departments. Macerich encourages growth amongst different departments, and job openings are posted on the Company’s intranet.
In line with employee values, we have increased internal communication and training opportunities about our Social Responsibility policies and expanded Company commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. These informal education and training oppor tunities are employee-elected, developed by DREAM and include topics such as: •
Macerich Norms & Everyday Principles – practices for supporting and maintaining an inclusive Company culture
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Internally-developed DEI glossary and micro-trainings on foundational DEI concepts (e.g., Diversity vs. Inclusion, Microaggressions, etc.)
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Supporting Our Step Up, Speak Up Culture – guidance on fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace
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Employee and external speaker panel events – live educational event opportunities to hear employees share their lived experiences and external community representatives who share knowledge and expand awareness on topics related to underrepresented groups
Our standard suite of training in Privacy, Cyber Security Awareness, Diversity, Emergency Preparedness and other topics related to specific technology platforms and business disciplines is required of all employees. Additionally, employees are required to complete an additional two hours of workplace harassment training every other year. Each employee was offered a minimum of five hours of training in 2021.
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BENEFITS To support our employees on and off the job, Macerich provides one of the most attractive benefits programs in our industry. From providing the most fundamental coverage to listening to our employees and offering more work-life balance programs, our benefits plan is ever-evolving to support our employees and their families. All employees who work more than 30 hours per week are eligible for health, dental and vision benefits and more, at different contribution levels to meet their personal and family needs. Part-time employees, too, can access benefits such as paid sick leave and Company 401(k) plans.
INSURANCE COVERAGES Medical, dental and vision insurance to support health and well-being via critical, illness and preventive care — available on the first day of employment, with 100% of employee medical insurance premium paid by the Company
Basic life insurance, as well as income replacement through short-term and long-term disability plans if an employee cannot work due to illness or injur y, with the option to purchase additional coverage
Critical illness coverage and supplemental accident insurance available to purchase
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FINANCIAL BENEFITS Up to 4% Company-matched retirement savings through tax-advantaged 401(k) plans for all employees; automatic enrollment in the first month of employment
Paid vacation, sick time and Companyobserved holidays to provide beneficial time away from work
Both healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts to pay eligible expenses with pre-tax dollars
Tax-advantaged 529 educational savings program
Refe r ra l b o n u s awa rd fo r h e l p i n g th e Company find other great employees
SUPPORT FOR WORK-LIFE BALANCE Paid parental leave for employees to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child
Hybrid, 37-hour workweek for property teams
24 hours of paid time off annually for volunteer efforts through MVP
Fi n a n cia l , l e g a l , f a m ily o r p e r s o n a l assistance, with confidential access to qualified professionals , through the Employee Assistance Program
Merit-based scholarships to assist children of eligible Macerich employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school
Em ploye e Sto ck P u rch a se Pro g ra m to purchase Company stock at a discount
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PRIORITIZING HEALTH & WELL-BEING BUREAU VERITAS SAFEGUARD™ CERTIFICATION Macerich operates under a well-recognized and longestablished seal of approval, Bureau Veritas SafeGuard™ Certification. This stringent certification designates best-in-class, exacting hygiene and safety standards and protocols that minimize the risk of Covid spread. Every Macerich property operates with this certification for 2021 and 2022.
COVID RESOURCES FOR OUR PROPERTIES For all the ways the pandemic has impacted our world, it also launched a resurgence for physical retail and proved the power of meaningful places where people can connect in-person. In every town and city where Macerich operates, we saw that people were hungry for the in-person experiences they missed during two long years shaped by the pandemic. Macerich has kept to our key strategy of relying on local regulations and working closely with local governments to inform policy for our town centers, enabling us to prioritize people’s well-being while also ensuring business continuity. As communities celebrate their emergence from local restrictions, our resilient properties stand as essential town centers and the true embodiment of properties with purpose. Our role at the heart of our communities is stronger than ever.
COVID RESOURCES FOR OUR PEOPLE Macerich employees continued to adapt their job roles, responsibilities and locations to accommodate government-mandated restrictions in our shopping centers and office buildings. To support our employees in 2021, we: •
Continued our policy of eliminating non-essential inperson meetings and business travel
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Required employees to show one-time proof of Covid vaccination or submit negative Covid tests weekly
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Provided real-time guidance and useful resources through our Company intranet, MacCentral, to cope with challenges and disruptions. We shared information on childcare and eldercare resources, mental health and wellness programs and the full spectrum of individualized help available through Macerich’s robust Employee Assistance Program
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY Our Company continued our regular, rigorous programs ce nte re d o n p u b li c we ll n e s s a n d s e c u rit y, c ri si s preparedness and prevention practices. As always, productive partnerships with local law enforcement and our security partner Allied Universal ensured our readiness at the corporate and property levels. To maintain consistency and care for our people, 100% of security staff are required to comply with Macerich training programs and review and re-accept our policies each year. Required training modules help prevent human rights violations and unlawful discrimination. Training also covers Macerich’s Code of Conduct, cultural competence, interpersonal communication and customer service.
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A CULTURE OF WELLNESS Our deeply ingrained culture of health, safety and effective risk management positions Macerich to perform at a high level when it comes to protecting the health and safety of people throughout the Company. In a broad sense, we work to create an environment that minimizes hazards and where employees can feel confident in reporting any hazards or injuries that do occur. The Company provides wellness suppor t ranging from comprehensive health, vision and dental plans and discounted gym memberships to a healthy work environment, well-stocked first aid supplies and employee training in first aid and AED use. We regularly share information about our health, safety and risk management p r o g r a m s w i t h e m p l oye e s t h r o u g h o u r i n te r n a l communications platform, MacCentral, customized MacChat emails and employee handbook. Macerich’s occupational health and safety management system offers a comprehensive injury and illness prevention program that covers all employees. Our Human Resources and Risk Management teams work with third parties, as needed, to continually improve our occupational health and safety management system. Our vendor contracts for subcontracted services require vendors to run their own health and safety programs. To eliminate hazards and minimize risks, hazards are re-assessed anytime the workplace or job scopes change. A ssessme nt s are conduc te d inte rnally by H uman Resources and Risk Management personnel, with support from third parties as needed. The Company also utilizes a third-party security officer to provide on-site supervision, which is helpful in identifying potential work-related hazards. To maintain the confidentiality of workers’ personal healthrelated information, the Company follows a framework modeled on HIPAA privacy rules. Individuals cannot access employees’ personal information unless required. Our Company makes quantitative information available about occupational, health and safety performance, including injuries, occupational diseases and work-related fatalities, across all operations.
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS CHALLENGE 2021 In 2021, Macerich hosted this six-week program that promotes healthy habits, including food, exercise, hydration and mental health. Employees who chose to take part could improve their well-being while earning Company contributions to causes linked to Macerich’s three philanthropic focus areas: Education (Teach for America), Environment (National Parks Foundation) and Community (Big Brothers Big Sisters).
SUMMER FRIDAYS AND HYBRID SCHEDULES Creating a harmonious work-life balance has numerous positive effects on people, including less stress, a lower risk of burnout and a greater sense of well-being. With that in mind, Summer Fridays — from Memorial Day to Labor Day — allow for all Macerich employees to leave the office a few hours early to enjoy their well-deserved downtime. Our employees tell us this is a cherished benefit, which we are happy to offer. Furthering our commitment to work-life integration, in 2021 the Company modified our employees' standard workweek. Regional office employees are offered the opportunity for a hybrid schedule, with part of the week spent working in-office or on-mall and part working remotely. This change provides important flexibility for our employees. Additionally, we recognize that many of our employees’ responsibilities require an on-mall presence that makes remote work impractical for them. To offer flexibility to this group of employees, we have instituted a 37-hour workweek at our properties. Our mall management offices close at 2 p.m. every Friday to allow employees to manage their business and personal priorities in a way that makes sense for them.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROPERTIES WITH PURPOSE Throughout 2021, Macerich continued its longstanding e nviro n m e nta l le a d e r ship a n d jo urn ey to c a rb o n neutrality. Our collective efforts are in line with the call to action coming from the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), where world leaders in climate science, business and government came together in Glasgow to address key issues facing our world. Macerich is meeting these challenges head-on to improve the environment and communities in which we serve.
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Significantly, we are on track toward our goal of becoming the first in our industry to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, two decades ahead of the goal established in the Paris Agreement. This year, our Science Based Targets received validation for our approach to science-based emissions reductions across all relevant scopes, in line with 1.5°C emissions scenarios.
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Our steady position on the CDP A List and our #1 ranking in the GRESB Americas retail sector for the seventh consecutive year, along with a host of other top environmental honors and accolades, confirm our place as a leader in sustainability for retail real estate.
accounting practices, including those of our partners. Finally, we remain committed to integrating sustainable practices into our everyday business by energizing stakeholders, including our retailers, to engage in broader change to reduce climate impacts in our communities.
Additionally, in our ongoing effort to recognize the impact of embodied carbon on our total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we continue to incorporate development and construction-related emissions into our carbon
Data presented in the following sections are representative of a return to normalized business operations in 2021 following significant operational disruption in 2020 as a result of Covid.
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AWARDS & ACCOLADES LEED-CERTIFIED DESIGNATIONS LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green-building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, LEED provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership. LEED GOLD Broadway Plaza • Santa Monica Place • Tysons Corner Center - Tysons Tower LEED SILVER VITA Tysons Corner Center
BREEAM USA-CERTIFIED PROPERTIES BREEAM is a sustainability performance rating system meant to drive and validate sustainability and operational efficiency in the built environment. The standard originated in Europe but now is broadly accepted in the U.S. as a well-established sustainability certification. Currently in the process of recertifying our properties. Danbury Fair • Deptford Mall • FlatIron Crossing • Green Acres Mall • Kierland Commons • Kings Plaza Queens Center • Scottsdale Fashion Square • Twenty Ninth Street • Tysons Corner Center • The Oaks
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EPA GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP TOP 30: ON-SITE GENERATION The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Green Power Partnership is a federal program that works with companies to purchase and use green power, with an aim of reducing the emissions and air pollution associated with traditional electricity use. 2014 - 2021
CDP A LIST The A List showcases companies leading on environmental transparency and action based on annual impact disclosures. Thousands of companies disclose through CDP at the request of investors and corporate buyers; about 300 make the A List. 2015, 2016, 2018 - 2021
GRESB #1 RANKING IN NORTH AMERICAN RETAIL SECTOR GRESB is a mission-driven and industry-led organization that provides actionable ESG data to financial markets. Companies rely on GRESB as an important arbiter of environmental, social and governmental performance. 2015 - 2021 60
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OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS 1.
CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2030
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STRIVING FOR ZERO WASTE
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WATER REDUCTION AND EFFICIENCY
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FUNDAMENTAL INTEGRATION (ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL)
AN OVERARCHING APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY: ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES •
Corporate Responsibility: Encourage and implement tools and programs that contribute to an environmentally focused, efficient and effective organization
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Operations and Asset Management: Provide a healthy, clean and efficient environment for employees, retailers and shoppers
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Development: Add value through sustainable building practices that are socially, environmentally and economically responsible
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Community Connection: Provide leadership and promote sustainability with our partners, retailers, guests and vendors and in our communities
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PROGRESS TO DATE GHG REDUCTION OBJECTIVE Reduce GHG in line with SBTi goals of 4.6% absolute annual reduction vs. 2019 baseline STATUS On Track, 8% overall reduction in 2021 vs. baseline
ON-SITE RENEWABLE ENERGY OBJECTIVE 15% of energy generated from on-site renewable and alternative sources by 2030 STATUS On Track, 9% of energy generated by solar and fuel cell systems
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVE 50% of annual portfolio energy usage supported through utility and direct renewable energy procurement STATUS New target set in 2021
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SOLID WASTE OBJECTIVE 30% reduction in solid waste from a 2015 baseline by 2025 STATUS Achieved, 35% reduction in solid waste by the end of 2021
DIVERSION RATES OBJECTIVE 70% waste diversion rate by 2025 STATUS On Track, 51% diversion rate achieved in 2021
WATER CONSUMPTION OBJECTIVE 50% reduced building and landscape water consumption from a 2015 baseline by 2030 STATUS On Track, 11% water reduced from 2015
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SCIENCE-BASED TARGETS & SCENARIO ANALYSIS SCENARIO ANALYSIS
Macerich has signed the Business Ambition for 1.5°C pledge — a commitment to set science-based emissions reduction targets that are consistent with keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. By signing the pledge, we join more than 1,000 companies worldwide in committing to a long-term target to reach net-zero emissions by no later than 2050. In fact, our own more ambitious target to reach this goal is 2030. Macerich received validation of our Science Based Targets in 2021, and we are on track to our goal, with a 21% reduction from our 2019 baseline reported through 2021. Th e S ci e n ce B a se d Ta rg et s i n itiative (S BTi) is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF). 65
In each region where Macerich operates, our centers face a different set of vulnerabilities, depending on weather and climate patterns. Macerich regularly conducts a Companywide scenario analysis to assess environment-related risk and response based on our properties’ geographic locations. We assess properties by physical chronic and acute risk types, such as wildfires, extreme storms, sealevel rise, flooding, heat waves, drought, biodiversity and diseases; and transitional risks, such as market changes, technology, policy and regulation and reputation. This analysis informs preparedness activities at the Company and center levels and assists us in maximizing learning and efficiencies across our portfolio.
CLIMATE RISK SCENARIO ANALYSIS
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Heat Waves
Flooding
Drought
Wildfires
Extreme Storms
Sea-level Rise
Southern California
Heat Waves
Flooding
Wildfires
Drought
Extreme Storms
Sea-level Rise
Arizona/Texas**
Heat Waves
Drought
Flooding
Wildfires
Extreme Storms
Sea-level Rise
East Coast
Extreme Storms
Heat Waves
Flooding
Sea-level Rise
Drought
Wildfires
Midwest**
Drought
Heat Waves
Flooding
Extreme Storms
Wildfires
Sea-level Rise
Heat Waves
Wildfires
Extreme Storms
Flooding
Drought
Sea-level Rise
Colorado** †
* Flooding and Heat Waves tied for magnitude of risk. Drought and Wildfires tied for magnitude of risk. **Sea-level rise poses no risk. † Flooding and Drought tied for magnitude of risk.
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SHAPING OUR ENVIRONMENT LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AT FREEHOLD RACEWAY Freehold Raceway Mall is in the enviable position of being situated in the heart of a mature natural forest landscape. Over time, however, the parcel became overgrown, which presented a long-term challenge for continued healthy vegetation growth, property sightlines and safety concerns about potential significant storms and other acts of nature. Working in close partnership for over two years with Freehold Township, the Shade Tree Commission and local arborists, the team at Freehold Raceway Mall performed a major landscape restoration by developing plans and identifying preservation areas of both wetlands and heritage trees. This effort made important improvements to an area that was considered hazardous because of an overgrowth of invasive trees and decline of soil. The project also included the restoration of a retention pond, adding solar aerators for improved water quality and re-established views from the freeway to the property. All the excavated trees, which were either dead or in poor condition, were repurposed into mulch and used as ground cover in the selective clearing and maintenance areas. Importantly, the vegetation removal took place during the fall and winter months, well before the 2022 wildlife nesting season.
KINGS PLAZA MARINA CONNECTION Kings Plaza Mall overlooks Jamaica Bay, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, where residents and visitors can enjoy fishing, skiing and family boating. We currently maintain the Kings Plaza Marina, a full-service marina offering 150 slips, most equipped with Hydrohoists for convenient out-of-the-water storage, as well as convenient access by water travelers to the center. Macerich has retained a marina development consultant (Edgewater Resources) to assist with assessing the feasibility of redeveloping the existing marina into a best-in-class operation, creating a communal gathering space for all to enjoy by adding a waterfront restaurant and additional services.
BROADWAY PLAZA INTRODUCES NEW FLORA During Broadway Plaza’s recent redevelopment, sustainability was a significant focus in upgrading and enhancing the center. The development was designed to earn LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Key elements of earning this certification included installing solar panels, recycling construction-related materials, implementing smart, resource-conscious elements and much more. The center has historically been known for its large, beautiful potted flower arrangements that flanked public streets and accessways. The team redefined the landscaping to be more sustainable — and respectful of California climates, which are known for drought. Drought-tolerant succulents and popular, elegant native plants now welcome visitors to the center and inspire the use of this everlasting landscape by community residents and visitors. 68
CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2030 NET-ZERO PATHWAY As Macerich works to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, key steps range from maximizing energy to broadening renewable energy procurement and carbon offsets.
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INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE
Develop and implement operational efficiency programs, technology and practices to reduce consumption
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Implement on-site renewable generation where technically and economically viable
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Develop carbon accounting practices and pricing to appropriately include carbon cost in development cost assessments
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Establish a program and strategy for procurement of renewable energy credits (RECs) and opportunities to support research and programs for offsetting emissions
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NET-ZERO PATHWAY Continuing Macerich’s early-adopter strategy for climate technology in 2021, the Company piloted emergent technologies Turntide Smart Motor System and Brainbox AI. These solutions — highlighted below — represent two of the novel ways Macerich has redefined what it takes to operate world-class buildings on the journey to carbon neutrality. 1. OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ONGOING AND COMPLETED PRACTICES •
Tenant engagement: We provide ongoing support for tenants to capture incentives and rebates that make energy-efficiency projects economically feasible.
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Comprehensive centralized energy management system: We have installed this beneficial system for most properties, with enhancements that now include load control and fault detection diagnostics to maximize operational efficiency and aid in proactive maintenance and repair.
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All 14 central plants upgraded: We achieve optimum performance with high-efficiency equipment, variable speed drives and load-based optimization controls with central monitoring.
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Real-time monitoring systems: We continually assess and control property operations for electricity and water use to reduce load and cost and detect waste.
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Energy storage and grid resilience: We support community power needs and prevent overtaxation of the grid when generation capacity is stretched thin through energy storage and demand response. These efforts also provide lower energy demand charges for properties.
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Targeted carbon reduction strategies: We are evaluating programs to lower and eliminate emissions from other sources, such as reducing refrigerant emissions and phasing out all systems using R-22 and R-123 by 2030; electrifying our vehicle fleet, and minimizing emissions from Company travel and employee commutes.
2. INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE ONGOING AND COMPLETED PRACTICES •
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Renewable generation: We are implementing onsite renewable generation where technically and economically viable. Our portfolio includes solar energy systems at 14 properties, generating more than 16 million kWh of electricity annually.
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System modernization: We focus on system efficiency and optimization to reduce consumption.
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Off-site investment strategies: We are exploring off-site renewable power opportunities and virtual net-metering.
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Capital projects: In 2020 and 2021, we amended the schedule of most planned capital projects due to Covid and related operational and business impacts. In 2021, we invested $4.8 million in 31 critical operational energy-efficiency projects — which will save 5.5 million kWh annually — including building controls, HVAC, lighting and one large central plant modernization.
3. RENEWABLE PROCUREMENT ONGOING AND COMPLETED PRACTICES •
Sourcing renewable gas and electricity: In 2021 we executed agreements with several energy providers and utilities to procure 59.1 million kWh of renewable and clean power, which accounted for 16.5% of our total energy. This is in line with our 2030 carbon neutrality strategy, which includes a 65% reduction of emissions through direct clean energy procurement.
4. REDUCE EMBODIED CARBON IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ONGOING AND COMPLETED PRACTICES •
Future development and redevelopment projects: We will develop carbon accounting practices and pricing to appropriately include carbon costs in developing cost assessments; set appropriate embodied carbon-reduction goals; and find and specify new low-embodied carbon materials and processes.
5. RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS AND CARBON OFFSETS ONGOING AND COMPLETED PRACTICES •
Offsetting emissions: We will further develop our program and strategy for procurement of RECs for offsetting emissions, building on initial steps taken over the past five years, while exploring opportunities to support research and programs to develop other offsetting projects.
PATH TO CARBON NEUTRALITY 2019
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
MARKET-BASED EMISSION (METRIC TONNES CO2E)
2019
2020
LOCATION-BASED EMISSION (METRIC TONNES CO2E)
2021
2019
2020
2021
Scope 1
18,131
11,405
9,167
Scope 1
18,131
11,405
9,167
Scope 2
10,951
16,688
28,903
Scope 2
40,880
38,101
49,505
Scope 3
74,656
61,014
65,540
Scope 3
74,656
61,014
65,540
Total Emissions
103,738
89,107
103,609
Total Emissions
133,667
110,520
124,212
9%
REDUCTION IN LOCATION-BASED EMISSONS VERSUS 2019 BASELINE
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ENERGY PERFORMANCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION (KWH)
622,595,310
608,202,608
600,948,114
635,963,736 600,428,007
574,791,781 464,807,963
478,613,220
463,686,934 416,166,629
395,442,793
386,244,382 359,732,677 310,758,737
190,339,230 136,864,083
128,660,114
145,101,462
106,609,978
34,173,104
28,003,594
7,118,007
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167,786,738
166,842,834
30,897,502
30,671,010
31,641,038
16,443,289
16,768,239
15,631,328
9,944,105 16,008,609
11,676,429 5,911,455
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2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
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-3%
2%
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Natural Gas
Electric
Solar Production
Fuel Cell Production
2021 -8%
Total Energy Consumption
*% Change in Consumption from Baseline Year
Data presented in the following sections are representative of a return to normalized business operations in 2021 following significant operational disruption in 2020 as a result of Covid.
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ENERGY SOURCES (%)
2015
1%
99%
2016
3%
97%
2017
7%
93%
2018
8%
92%
2019
8%
92%
2020
10%
9%
2021
8%
9%
81%
83%
Solar PV & Fuel Cell On-Site Generation
Renewable Procurement
Utility Purchased Energy
Began calculating renewable procurement in 2020.
RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCED ON-SITE (KWH)
2015
7,118,007
7,118,007
2016
5,911,455
9,944,105
2017
28,003,594
2018
34,173,104
2019
30,897,502
2020
30,671,010
2021
31,641,038
15,855,560
11,676,429
39,680,023
16,008,609
16,443,289
16,768,239
15,631,328
Fuel Cell
50,181,713
47,340,791
47,439,249
47,272,366
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HEADING TOWARD ZERO WASTE Efforts to reduce the water we use and solid waste we produce are key elements of Macerich’s far-reaching efforts to minimize our environmental impacts. We aim to reduce overall consumption in ways that have a powerful effect on the amount of waste our operations generate. Then, through reuse, repurposing, recycling, composting and waste-to-energy practices, we work to increase our waste diversion rates. When it comes to water, we combine on-site water conservation and efficiency with careful monitoring and management to avoid water waste while meeting the needs of our people and properties.
SOLID WASTE REDUCTION Macerich is working to reduce overall waste by 50% from 2015 levels and divert more than 70% of the solid waste generated at our properties from the landfill by 2025. We are ahead of our anticipated progress toward those goals. Our landfill diversion rate remained high at 51% in 2021, even as people flocked back to our centers and we ramped up to typical levels of waste production. It’s exciting to have already achieved our 2025 solid waste reduction and diversion rate goals. Now we’re challenging ourselves to reach 70% diversion rates by 2030. We continue to evaluate our objectives and practices to develop ambitious new targets and meaningful impacts. Our waste reduction practices include:
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Focused education and outreach for tenants to reduce business and packaging waste, including opportunities for polybag recycling through our partnership with Keter Environmental Services
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Reliance on diverse recycling streams across our portfolio for cardboard, glass, aluminum, plastic and plastic film, paper, organics, used cooking oil and landscape debris
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Waste-to-energy technology that redirects waste away from landfills to be processed into steam for energy production
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E-waste drives at our properties to support our communities and Company in keeping electronics out of landfills
WASTE REDUCTION OVER TIME (TONS)
2015
37,557
2016
38,545
2017
39,272
2018
31,096
2019
29,735
2020
18,966
2021
25,020
16,730
54,287
55,770
17,225
56,379
17,107
8,780
11,284
7,434
Landfill Waste
55,699
14,680
38,830
12,430
9,432
54,943
15,067
50,751
16,299
Waste To Energy
Recycled
Began calculating waste to energy in 2018.
2021 WASTE MIX (%)
32% 49%
19%
Landfill Waste
Waste To Energy
Recycled 76
LANDFILL DIVERSION RATE (%)
2015
31%
31%
2016
31%
31%
2017
30%
2018
27%
2019
26%
2020
32%
19%
51%
2021
32%
19%
51%
30%
16%
43%
46%
20%
Recycled
Waste to Energy
Began calculating waste to energy in 2018.
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT Macerich relies on an in-depth hazardous waste management program that covers all of our operations. The program encompasses waste collection, chemical or product spill response procedures, personnel training, hazard communication training and emergency response preparedness. This program is managed and updated annually by our Vice President, Environmental Operations. In 2021, Macerich did not generate or transport any hazardous waste.
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WATER REDUCTION & EFFICIENCY As an owner and operator with significant properties and offices in the West, we are acutely aware of the scarcity of water. Macerich aims to reduce our net water consumption by 50% from 2015 levels by 2030. Along the way, we are adding building design elements to help us reach net-zero water use. Our water reduction practices and tools include: •
WaterCompass to allow local property teams to detect and address water leaks quickly
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WeatherTRAK smart irrigation systems at 50% of our properties for real-time visibility and control
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Water-wise landscaping to minimize water consumption, such as replacing water-intensive grass with high-performance turf and integrating native plants and low-irrigation landscaping
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Water-saving fixtures, including low-flow fixtures, aerators and automatic shutoffs
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Active tenant engagement to help us monitor, address and repair leaks promptly
We continue to explore these additional water-saving efforts:
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Working with development and construction partners to find opportunities for water capture and reuse projects to offset purchased freshwater
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Reducing demand through innovative technologies that consume less water
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Harnessing alternative water sources
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Treating wastewater on-site for reuse or return to the water supply
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Returning stormwater to the original water supply as part of our green infrastructure
WATER INTENSITY (GAL./SF)
2015
28.2
2016
27.7
2017
27.7
2018
27.2
2019
27.1
2020
21.5
2021
23.5
WATER CONSUMPTION (GAL.)
955,839,607 932,932,457
892,360,378
891,894,286
842,548,480 761,388,042
683,847,803
2015 Water Reduction from Baseline
2016 -2%
2017 -7%
2018 -7%
2019 -12%
2020 -28%
2021 -20%
Data presented in the following sections are representative of a return to normalized business operations in 2021 following significant operational disruption in 2020 as a result of Covid.
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SUSTAINABLE COLLABORATION We know that in order to successfully achieve our goals, we have to communicate those goals to all our partners and understand their objectives as well. Macerich is increasing stakeholder engagement in environmental and social initiatives, particularly to support net-zero targets and our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion practices. Examples of ongoing stakeholder engagement activities include: •
Tenants: We are increasingly connecting with tenants on sustainability topics and initiatives — from guidelines for store buildouts and research surveys to potential partnerships to achieve shared corporate responsibility goals (see Green Leasing, p. 84). We continue to hear from retailers that our goals are aligned with theirs and that this shared vision is an important step to forging ongoing business relationships
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Vendors and Contractors: We select vendors and contractors with positive environmental records to support our overall goals. For all vendors, we require adherence to our Supplier Code of Conduct, which includes sustainability and labor practices
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Customers and Communities: We integrate messaging about Macerich’s sustainability priorities in our communications and provide opportunities to participate in events such as Earth Day celebrations, e-waste recycling and more. As well, we work to secure environmental building certifications, such as LEED and BREEAM, to demonstrate our commitment and performance
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Employees: We engage our employees in Macerich’s sustainability efforts by offering an alternative commuter program, communicating our focus and achievements and supporting their environmentally focused volunteerism. Additionally, we involve employees in procurement decisions, including our partnership with Staples for environmentally friendly products
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Investors and JV partners: We relay our work and achievements in sustainability to investors and business partners and regularly invite their input
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GREEN LEASING Tenant-driven activities represent some of the largest carbon footprint components at our properties, including more than 60% of energy use at most properties. This makes it imperative for Macerich to engage and implement powerful strategies with our tenants to achieve our goals as well as theirs. Green leasing for new tenants has become a key strategy for Macerich across our portfolio. A green lease includes smart, energy-aligned clauses that unlock win-win investment in energy efficiency and sustainability. Green leases also potentially include: •
Submetering requirements
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Building standards
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Water, waste and HVAC efficiencies
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Data-sharing
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Investments and incentives
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Renewable power options
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Responsibilities around reporting and disclosure
Addressing and executing all of these measures is the best way to make our shopping centers fully sustainable, as our footprint is truly shared. We must be aligned in our goals to achieve them. Macerich aims to have our green leasing program fully implemented by the end of 2022, an ambition that we believe will keep us on track to achieve our 2030 carbon neutrality goal.
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FUNDAMENTAL INTEGRATION Some of the most obvious benefits of our sustainability program are our mature solar arrays and long-standing LED p ro g ra ms . H oweve r, M a ce rich is inte g rating environmental and social responsibility practices and principles into all aspects of our business, across the organization. Efforts include: •
Procurement standards for office supplies: We use Green Seal® certified paper towels, recycled printer paper and recyclable printer toner
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Green custodial services: Our custodial vendors use earth-friendly cleaning products
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Electric vehicle charging: We continue to expand our existing programs with Electrify America, EVGo, Volta and Tesla across all properties. We’re also growing new partnerships with key automakers including Polestar, Lucid and Rivian
Our ESG Cross-Functional Action Group leads our efforts to fundamentally integrate our environmental and social priorities across the Company. The Company continues to identify and prioritize sustainability issues and to develop necessary systems and targets to gauge performance and consistently gather data across our operations. We are focused on achieving LEED and green building certifications for new and major redevelopments and developing minimum vendor and supplier standards. We’re also working to expand the scope of opportunity for minority- and women-owned businesses in our vendor relationships. All efforts are supported at the highest level, with ESG oversight by the Board of Directors.
NUMBER OF EV CHARGING STATIONS
2016
28
2017
36
2018
190
2019
233
2020
269
2021
279
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16 Properties With Chargers 17
29 Properties With Chargers 29
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31 Properties With Chargers 35 Properties With Chargers
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DC Fast Charger
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30 Properties With Chargers
Level 2 Charger
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RISK MANAGEMENT Our process for identif ying and assessing climaterelated risks begins with gathering information on several attributes of Macerich facilities: •
Operational characteristics: Locations, facility types and square footage
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Energy consumption and generation: Electricity, refrigerants and solar and REC generation
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Waste management: Landfill and recycling
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Water usage and disposal: Including fresh and treated water
We assess each site for various physical risk types (chronic and acute) as well as transitional risks such as market changes, technology, policy and regulation, and reputation (see p. 89). To understand physical risks, we extract facility-level data from risk assessments, including Construction Occupancy Protection Exposure (COPE), conducted over the last five years by Macerich’s loss control surveyor. We garner additional information
characterizing physical and transitional risks from various governments, independent organizations and academic resources. Facility-level absolute sales per square foot (calculated using income per square foot and gross leasable area) help us establish a magnitude of financial impact for climate-related risks. Our process for identifying, assessing and managing climate-related risks is integrated into Macerich’s overall risk management approach, with guidance from our ESG Cross-Functional Action Group and execution at the department level. Stakeholder engagement surveys and discussions inform our approach, along with our climate scenario analysis. Our procedures for managing these risks typically engage regional leaders and are spearheaded by responsible internal stakeholders in Operations, Sustainability, Risk Management, Environmental, Finance and Legal. With ultimate oversight and responsibility for climaterelated issues residing at the Board level, engagement by the Board and executive leadership drives the overall risk management effort.
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Risk Management
How the Company identifies, assesses and manages climate-related risks
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Metrics & Targets
Measures to assess and manage climate-related risks and opportunities
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CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES STRATEGY Macerich identifies and assesses business risks and opportunities that can impact value, reputation and business continuity on an ongoing basis as a normal course of business. Our Company views our climate-related risks as dynamic and regularly reviews our various risk factors in conjunction with established best practices in terms of short-term (0-2 years), medium-term (3-7 years) and long-term (8-20 years). (See details on our SBTi commitment on p. 65.)
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TRANSITIONAL RISKS: SHORT-TERM
CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS
POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Market
• Shifting costs of raw materials and energy • Increased investor concern and awareness about companies’ climate-related performance • Changing consumer preferences for specific types of goods and services • Negative stakeholder feedback due to not demonstrating leadership in sustainability
• Increases in fuel and energy supply costs, transmission and distribution costs and utility taxes • Company valuation and access to capital • Reduced rents • Increased operational costs • Reduced revenue from decreased demand for goods and services
Technology
• Renewable energy portfolio standards and other regulatory requirements imposed on power producers • Risks from abrupt and unexpected shifts in energy costs, relative to technology • Failed installations or stigmatization of existing technologies that may result in early retirements of existing fixed assets, reduced investments in or demand for our assets and a drop in capital availability
• Increases in energy and operating costs • Reduction in operating margins from losses in revenue for properties that do not have reliable sources of energy • Increased capital investment in technology development • Reduced operating flexibility and resilience
Policy & Regulation
• Noncompliance with local laws and regulations • Climate change-related issues that drive changes in utility rate structures and demand-period driven charges • Enhanced emission reporting obligations
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Reputation
• Demand for sustainable tenant space, access to incentives and rebates for energy-efficiency projects and access to renewable energy
• Reduced rents • Reduced traffic and sales
Fines for noncompliance Increased costs for energy supply Increases in operating costs Required additional capital investment
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TRANSITIONAL RISKS: MEDIUM-TERM
CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS
POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Market
• Densification and a changing retail environment that require incorporating a wider variety of uses into our properties to meet local needs
• Company valuation and access to capital • Reduced rents • Increases in operating costs
Technology
• Aging and obsolete infrastructure for all utilities, including energy grids, water and wastewater systems, as well as technologies for managing waste; new technologies that could render existing systems obsolete
• Reduced operating flexibility and resilience • Required capital investment
Policy & Regulation
• Potential risks from not being ahead or current with emerging regulation
• Fines for noncompliance
• Expectation of highly engaged communities for sustainable operations that earn their patronage, often with the option for environmentally conscious retailers • Demand for transparency with our operations and programs and for leasing practices and tenant selection that help keep or earn the business of environmentally motivated consumers
• Reduced revenue from decreased demand for goods/services • Increased retailer demand for sustainable properties • Lower rents
Reputation
TRANSITIONAL RISKS: LONG-TERM
Policy & Regulation
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CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS
POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACTS
• Rising appetite for climate-related litigation against entities over failures to adequately hedge against climate change impacts • Regulations by carbon legislation
• Increases in operating costs • Higher energy costs, higher raw material costs and increased retailer demand for sustainable properties • Fines for noncompliance
PHYSICAL RISKS
CLIMATE-RELATED RISKS
POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Acute
• Increased severity of extreme weather events, such as hail, ice, hurricanes and superstorms
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Property loss and damage Increases in capital costs Increases in insurance premiums Business interruption and reduced shopper traffic Reduced revenue Increases in operating costs
Chronic
• Increased severity of wildfires, extreme storms, sea-level rise, flooding, heat waves, drought, biodiversity loss and diseases • Changes in recurring physical risks, such as precipitation patterns and impacts of extreme snow and ice weather events
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Property loss and damage Increases in capital costs Increases in insurance premiums Business interruption and reduced shopper traffic Reduced revenue Increases in operating costs
OPPORTUNITIES
CLIMATE-RELATED OPPORTUNITIES
POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Energy Source
• Investment in energy efficiency projects • Investment in energy resource projects such as solar and fuel cell installations • Use of lower-emission sources of energy • Grid connections and energy capabilities reviewed throughout our portfolio, including redundant utilities, to ensure that all operations can proceed with battery backup power provided
• Reduced energy expenses • Reduced exposure to fossil fuel price increases • Increases in capital availability as investors favor low-emission producers • Returns on investment from project deployment
Products & Services
• Recognition of Macerich’s ability to operate its properties efficiently • Changing consumer preferences • Recognition of the Company’s commitment to sustainability practices, which may provide a competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining employees
• Increases in revenue through demand for lower emissions and sustainability-focused products and services • Increases in occupancy and rents from tenants seeking to align themselves with energy-efficient and sustainably-focused shopping centers
Value Chain
• Commitment to sustainability disclosures and publication of results to communicate and increase our reputation and brand value
• Increased investor interest • Increased retailer interest and demand
Policy & Regulation
• Incentives and benefits for efficient operations and sustainable investments
• Mitigation of climate change-driven operating cost increases
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TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY At Macerich, our robust corporate structure and governance underpin Company decision-making and operations. We are committed to transparency, responsiveness and principled actions in everything we do. Our approach to governance reflects our sincere focus on furthering a Company-wide culture of integrity and accountability. We provide clear written policies and ongoing training to shape expectations and outline behaviors for everyone who is part of our Company. To manage risk and maximize opportunity, we engage with our stakeholders to ensure we align with their priorities. In 2021, Macerich undertook affirmative steps to expand the oversight, accountability and transparency of our ESG programs by adding ESG oversight responsibilities to the charter of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors. The committee affirms ESG objectives annually and conducts quarterly reviews of goals and progress during Board meetings. In addition, we added ESG-focused performance metrics to the executive compensation plan, creating heightened accountability to meet ESG goals and objectives.
OUR CONTINUUM OF ESG DISCLOSURES Macerich’s comprehensive commitment to ESG disclosure is a through-line in our corporate reporting. We include essential information regarding our ESG goals, progress and results in the following published materials.
ANNUAL REPORT/10-K
PROXY STATEMENT
Includes an overview of ESG program priorities and material risk disclosures
Summarizes ESG practices and priorities, including how Board and management guide program strategy and ensure accountability
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT Details environmental and social performance aligned with multiple reporting frameworks — from GRI and TCFD to SASB and UNSDG
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COMPANY OVERSIGHT BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Macerich Board of Directors oversees the policies and processes that guide our business and ensure that we operate transparently, in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and to the highest ethical standards. The Board is composed of 10 members, including eight independent members, of whom three are women, and is led by our independent chairman Steven R. Hash. The Board’s responsibilities are facilitated and executed through four standing committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Executive. Each committee maintains a written charter detailing its responsibilities, duties and authorities. Corporate governance practices and procedures are reviewed annually and updated as necessary to reflect the needs of the Company as they evolve.
ESG OVERSIGHT In 2021 , the Board added oversight and strategic leadership for ESG activities to the Nominating and C o rp o rate G ove rn a n ce C o m m it te e ch a r te r. Th is committee provides strategic oversight of ESG matters; makes recommendations to the Board regarding, or to take action concerning, such matters; evaluates emergent ESG-related risks and the Company’s social and environmental goals; and reviews, at least annually, a report summarizing the full scope of Macerich’s corporate social responsibility efforts, including diversity and inclusion and sustainability. The Board reviews the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management processes for economic, environmental and social topics.
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Additionally, we have worked conscientiously to diversify the Macerich Board of Directors with members of different backgrounds and experiences to reflect the broad diversity within our stakeholder groups: employees, tenants and guests, investors and joint venture partners, local governments, vendors and communities. Macerich’s 2022 Proxy Statement contains detailed information on the Board of Directors and its Committees, including corporate government enhancements, related party transactions identified in 2021, if any, risk oversight, compensation risk assessment and other compensation matters, director selection process, annual Board, committee and director evaluations, succession planning, adherence to the formal Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and more. Board processes to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided and managed include a detailed, annual questionnaire for Directors and Officers to uncover any cross-sharing with suppliers or other stakeholders, as well as crossboard memberships. In 2021, there were no cross-board memberships and no controlling stockholder was part of the Board, as this is not permitted per our charter documents. Any related party transactions, policies and procedures are disclosed in our Proxy Statement. Please view the 2022 Proxy Statement at Macerich.com
ESG GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: NOMINATING & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Provides strategic oversight concerning social responsibility, environmental and sustainability matters.
JOHN ALSCHULER
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
ESG CROSSFUNCTIONAL ACTION GROUP
DANIEL HIRSCH
DIANA LAING
STEVEN SOBOROFF
The Chief Executive Of ficer and E VP of Por tfolio Operations and People provide management oversight and direction for the Sustainability Department and ESG Cross-Functional Action Group.
Comprising Communications, Investor Relations, Legal, People and Culture, Property Management & Operations, Risk Management and Sustainability, this cross-disciplinary team ensures a 360-degree focus on these critical efforts and is responsible for the execution of the strategic objectives set forth for the Company.
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EXECUTIVE OVERSIGHT We view an effective ESG program as a collaborative process that touches the entire organization. To facilitate this level of commitment across all levels of Macerich, a component of our executive leadership team compensation now includes ESG-focused metrics. These metrics will change annually to reflect the most urgent priorities, but will be in support of furthering our sustainability, social and governance goals. Under the leadership of our CEO, the EVP of Portfolio Operations and People holds executive-level responsibility for environmental and social topics and provides quarterly reports to the Board on strategy, major plans of action and implementation and performance related to these topics. This includes any stakeholder concerns pertaining to the environment, corporate social responsibility, health and safety and sustainability. 99
PARTNERSHIPS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ETHICS AND BUSINESS CONDUCT
Industry associations are useful resources for Macerich, providing valuable insights about business procedures and best practices. We work with several organizations to engage in select public policy and lobbying activities regarding issues, laws and regulations that may affect our broader operations. Our participation in industry associations includes:
We have a deep commitment to ethical conduct — both inside and outside the Company — which is essential to building and maintaining the trusting relationships that drive our business. This includes Macerich’s commitment to providing a fair and living wage to all employees.
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CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™
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Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)
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International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
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National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit)
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Urban Land Institute (ULI)
ADVOCACY Typically, Macerich relies on industry associations ICSC and Nareit to represent our interests to lawmakers for affecting change in the real estate and shopping center industries. Macerich does not make financial or in-kind political contributions. In 2021, conversations surrounding business continuation, smart redevelopment and public safety led Macerich to connect directly with local governments to discuss common goals.
We operationalize our ethics through rigorous policies and procedures, such as the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy. These are communicated to the Board annually and acknowledged by all employees in our annual policy review process. The policies also are found readily on the Company’s website and intranet. Macerich’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (Code) directs all employees to avoid conflicts of interest. Our Company provides training on the Code for all employees, and each year employees are asked to formally agree they will comply with this policy. The Code is updated periodically; topics include: •
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Proper use of Company assets
Macerich employees are encouraged to report any violation of the Code to their managers, to Human Resources and/or via a confidential report to the toll-free ethics hotline. When appropriate, complaints go directly to the Audit Committee for review. Macerich also asks employees and vendors to disclose conflicts of interest in writing on an annual basis. Any critical concerns are reported to the CEO and communicated to the Board. Find more details on Macerich’s thorough ethical guidelines in the 2022 Proxy Statement.
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PRIVACY AND SECURITY
POLICIES
We recognize the importance of privacy to our stakeholders and are committed to protecting the personal information of our employees, tenants and guests. Our publicly available Privacy Policy describes the information we collect from visitors — including those who visit our website, use our Wi-Fi network or enter sweepstakes — and use of this data.
Policies and procedures are reviewed and approved by the Board annually. More details on Macerich’s Board of Directors, committees and charters, including nomination and selection of the Board, governance guidelines and policies and contact information, can be found at Corporate Governance | Macerich. COMMITTEE CHARTERS
Cybersecurity remains a priority. We are proactive in updating and maintaining our internal IT security systems to ensure we address and safeguard against the most pressing cyber-risks as they arise. We maintain a comprehensive Information Security Administration Policy with industry best practices. Macerich also has detailed policies and processes in place to ensure the physical safety of our employees and contractors, guests and tenants.
Audit Committee Charter Compensation Committee Charter Executive Committee Charter Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter CORPORATE GOVERNANCE POLICIES Guidelines on Corporate Governance
It’s also a Company-wide endeavor. A cross-functional steering committee of department leaders meets regularly to guide the Company’s privacy and cybersecurity efforts. Any privacy and cybersecurity initiatives and risks are reported to the Executive Leadership team as well as the Board of Directors during quarterly meetings. Our Chief Information Officer reviews cybersecurity and privacy with the Board of Directors yearly.
Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption Policy Anti-Harassment Policy Code of Business Conduct & Ethics Code of Ethics for CEO & Senior Financial Officers Health & Safety Policy Human Rights Policy Policy on Company Political Spending Whistleblowing Policy ESG COMMITMENTS Supplier Code of Conduct Sustainable Procurement & Practices Policy SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES Biodiversity Policy Climate Change & Energy Policy Environmental Policy Statement Waste and Resource Management Policy Water Management Policy
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MATERIALITY MATRIX MATERIAL TOPICS The topics and information included throughout this report have been highlighted based on their relevance to our environmental, social and governance strategy and impacts. Our report topics include those that are important to our stakeholders and our business. Additionally, we use Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Task Force for Climate-Related Disclosures (TCFD), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) and real estate sector standards to guide our reporting topics.
The key metrics presented in this report are derived from year-over-year utility utilization and greenhouse gases (Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3). Greenhouse gas (GHG) and carbon footprint metrics used national average emissions factor per the EPA equivalences calculator or the 2010 subregional E-grid values per reporting protocols consistent with CDP requirements. Macerich has engaged DNV GL to provide a validation of 2021 data, utilizing ISO-14064-3 standards. Verified data is currently pending and will be made publicly available after the release of this report as part of our CDP submission.
REPORT CONTACTS Olivia Bartel Leigh Executive Vice President, Portfolio Operations and People Olivia.Leigh@macerich.com Jeff Bedell Vice President, Sustainability Jeffrey.Bedell@macerich.com Samantha Greening Director, Investor Relations Samantha.Greening@macerich.com
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aste Management Employee Community Management Data Security
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FINAL THOUGHTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS For thousands of years, humans operated in small communities of about 50 people. Over the past two years, Covid and social movements have reminded us that we no longer operate in these small communities: We are a global village. Our successes are our neighbors’ successes, and our neighbors’ trials are our trials. As we collaborate with our retailers, employees, customers, investors, vendors, joint venture partners and peers on solutions to global problems, we are confident this collaboration is the key to solutions. Despite the challenges 2021 presented, Macerich made great strides in our environmental program: We achieved our solid waste reduction goal, and we are well on track for carbon neutrality by 2030. We also deepened our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and served the varied needs of our communities. At Macerich, each of our employees is committed to a part of our ESG promise. We recognize all Macerich employees’ contributions to the gains made in 2021 and want to specifically acknowledge the following people for direct assistance with this report: Jeff Bedell • Maggie Emmons • Samantha Greening • Kurt Ivey • Ryan Knudson • David Lee Karen Maurer • Melissa McCann • Kelly Meyers • Summer Oliver • Mechelle Peters • Katherine Smart Additionally, we would like to thank our external partners at KS Communications and Panzano for their help telling our story, ADEC Innovations for collecting and reviewing our environmental data and Edelman Associates for assistance in our social journey. We look forward to continuing the conversation and our ESG journey with all stakeholders in 2022 and beyond. If you are interested in hearing more about our achievements, plans or solutions, please reach out to any member of our team. (And if you have ideas about how to further our conversations on any of these topics, we want to collaborate with you!) OLIVIA BARTEL LEIGH EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, PORTFOLIO OPERATIONS AND PEOPLE
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ABOUT THIS REPORT The Corporate Responsibility Report, reviewed by the CEO and Board of Directors, represents the environmental, social and governance performance of The Macerich Company’s operations for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. This report, published May 18, 2022, speaks as of the date it is published.1 All information, data, opinions and activities contained in this report are subject to change without notice. The contents of this report were developed based on feedback from our internal and external stakeholders and metrics used by corporate responsibility and sustainability rating providers. The metrics and quantitative data contained in this report are not based on generally accepted accounting principles and have not been audited. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates assume any responsibility or obligation to update or revise any such information, data, opinions or activities, without regard to whether any of these are affected by the results of new information, future events or otherwise. This report does not, and is not intended to, create any relationship, rights or obligations, legal or otherwise, and you should not rely upon this report to do so. Statements about materiality in this report, whether express or implied, refer to the definitions in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), and do not indicate that this information or data or the subject matter of this information or data is material to The Macerich Company for purposes of applicable securities laws or otherwise. The principles used to determine whether to include information or data in this report do not correspond to the principles of materiality contained in the federal securities laws, the concept of materiality used to determine whether disclosures are required to be made in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or principles applicable to the inclusion of information in financial statements. Our goals regarding our corporate responsibility and ESG initiatives are aspirations. They are not guarantees or promises that we will meet all or any of our goals. Any statistics and metrics regarding our corporate responsibility and ESG activities are estimates and may be based on assumptions or developing standards. No part of this report constitutes, or shall be taken to constitute, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company or any other entity. This report is not intended to be relied upon as advice to investors or potential investors and does not take into account the investment objectives, tax considerations, or financial situation or needs of any investor. This report and the information contained in this report are not incorporated by reference into and are not a part of any offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company pursuant to any offering registered under or any offering exempt from the Securities Act of 1933. All investors should consider such factors in consultation with financial, tax and legal advisors of their choosing when deciding if an investment is appropriate. We welcome your feedback and questions on the contents of this report as well as any of our corporate responsibility initiatives. You can reach a team member at Macerich by contacting Samantha Greening, Director, Investor Relations at Samantha.Greening@macerich.com.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS [This report contains statements that reflect or are based on our views about our future business achievements and financial performance. These statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally identified through the inclusion of words such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “drive,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “strategy,” “target” and “will” or similar statements or variations of such terms and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties. For information on certain factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from our expectations, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K 2 . Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are based on management’s knowledge and reasonable expectations at the time of publication, and we assume no duty to update these statements as of any future date.]3
1 In general, presentations of quantitative data should identify the relevant dates or periods.
2 The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”) requires that forward-looking statements be accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements that identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statement. Federal court decisions have repeatedly held that “mere boilerplate” language that contains only generalized warnings does not satisfy the conditions of the PSLRA. Federal courts have highlighted as important, in several decisions, the fact that a company’s cautionary language has remained largely static over time. To satisfy the requirement for meaningful cautionary statements, the disclaimer should include language that is tailored to current risks and uncertainties and the specific forward-looking statements.
3 Forward-looking statement disclaimers should be included only after a determination that it is appropriate after reviewing the content of the ESG or CSR report or materials. Note that federal courts have in some decisions distinguished statements that are forward-looking statements from statements that are about historical or current facts or are “mixed” statements that combine forward-looking statements with statements that are not forward-looking statements. These determinations can affect the applicability of the PSLRA safe harbor for forward-looking statements.
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INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE STATEMENT INTRODUCTION DNV Business Assurance USA, Inc. (DNV) has been commissioned by the management of The Macerich Company (Macerich) to carry out an independent verification of its 2021 environmental footprint claims and assertions relating to GHG emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3), Energy Consumption, Water Consumption, Waste Generated, Renewable Energy Credits and Solar Energy Generated. These assertions are relevant to the 2021 calendar year. Macerich has sole responsibility for preparation of the data and external report. DNV, in performing our assurance work, is responsible to the management of Macerich. Our assurance statement, however, represents our independent opinion and is intended to inform all stakeholders including Macerich.
SCOPE OF ASSURANCE The scope of work agreed with Macerich includes the following:
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Organizational boundaries for the environmental data inventory are as follows: • All directly managed global assets operating under Macerich’s operational control
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All environmental data were verified for the period January 1st to December 31st, 2021 (the reporting year)
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Emissions data verified includes Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 (Business Travel, Employee Commute, Downstream Leased Assets, and Waste Generated in Operations)
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Additional environmental metrics verified include Energy Consumption, Water Consumption, Waste Generated, Renewable Energy Credits, and Solar Energy Generated
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The assurance was carried out in April – May 2022
LEVEL OF ASSURANCE We performed a limited assurance engagement in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 revised – ‘Assurance Engagements other than Audits and Reviews of Historical Financial Information’ (revised), issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. This standard requires that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the assurance engagement to obtain limited assurance. DNV applies its own management standards and compliance policies for quality control, in accordance with ISO/ IEC 17021-1:2015 - Conformity Assessment Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems, and accordingly maintains a comprehensive system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The procedures performed in a limited assurance engagement vary in nature and timing, and are less detailed than those undertaken during a reasonable assurance engagement, so the level of assurance obtained is substantially lower than the assurance that would have been obtained had a reasonable assurance engagement been performed. We planned and performed our work to obtain the evidence we considered sufficient to provide a basis for our opinion, so that the risk of this conclusion being in error is reduced, but not reduced completely. DNV’s assurance engagements are based on the assumption that the data and information provided by the client to us as part of our review have been provided in good faith. This includes but is not limited to sales and acquisitions, square footage, data coverage, and financial/operational control. DNV expressly disclaims any liability or co-responsibility for any decision a person or an entity may make based on this Independent Assurance Statement.
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ASSURANCE METHODOLOGY DNV is a leading provider of sustainability services, including verification of GHG emissions data and other environmental metrics. Our environmental and social assurance specialists work in over 100 countries. In that respect, the environmental footprint inventories have been evaluated against the following reporting criteria: •
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) / World Resources Institute (WRI) Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
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WBCSD/WRI Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard
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GRESB 2022 Real Estate Reference Guide
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Solution Configuration Design (SCD) for Macerich Data Sources, Calculation Methodologies, Reports, and Integration, Rev. 6 March 19, 2021
DNV used a risk-based approach throughout the assurance engagement, concentrating on the areas that we believe are most material for both Macerich and its stakeholders. DNV applied a materiality threshold of five percent for all GHG emissions, Energy Consumption, Renewable Energy Credits, Solar Energy Generated, Water Consumption, and Waste Generated. The following methods were applied during the assurance of Macerich’s environmental footprint inventories and management processes, the data that supports the company’s environmental footprint inventories including assertions and claims presented by the company:
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Review of documentation, data records and sources relating to the corporate environmental footprint data claims and GHG emission assertions;
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Review of the processes and tools used to collect, aggregate, and report on all environmental data and metrics; Interview of managers and data users representing relevant functions for supporting the environmental inventory management process;
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Assessment of environmental information systems and controls, including:
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Selection and management of all relevant environmental data and information;
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Processes for collecting, processing, consolidating, and reporting the environmental data and information;
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Systems and processes that ensure the accuracy of the environmental data and information;
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Design and maintenance of the environmental information system;
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Systems and processes that support the environmental information system.
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Performed sample-based audits of the processes for generating, gathering, and managing the data;
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Examination of the environmental data and information to develop evidence for the assessment of the environmental claims and assertions made;
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Evaluation of whether the organization conforms to the reporting criteria;
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Evaluation of whether the evidence and data are sufficient and support Macerich’s environmental claims.
In addition to the above, specific to the environmental indicators, the following steps were conducted for the Water and Waste: Water: •
Review of the water consumption methodology;
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Conduct data checks for the water data collected, transferred and calculated;
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Perform sample-based assessment of data reported against the source data water consumed provided by utility company and metered data.
Waste: •
Review of the waste segregation methodology and description of waste categorization;
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Conduct data checks for the waste data collected, transferred and calculated;
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Perform sample-based assessment of data reported against the source data (waste collected to landfill and waste diverted) provided by waste management companies.
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DATA VERIFIED The environmental footprint claims for Macerich are as follows: Greenhouse Gas Emissions • 2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Total Scope 1 Emissions 9,167 • Total Scope 2 Emissions (location-based) 49,505 • Total Scope 2 Emissions (market-based) 28,903 • Scope 3 • Business Travel 81 • Employee Commute 3,174 • Downstream Leased Assets 96,437 • Waste Generated in Operations - Waste to Landfill (Other waste streams not included) 8,691
(MtCO2e) (MtCO2e) (MtCO2e) (MtCO2e) (MtCO2e) (MtCO2e) (MtCO2e)
Energy •
2021 Total Electricity Purchased 364,302 MWh
Renewable Energy •
2021 Solar Energy Generated
31,263 MWh
Renewable Energy Credits •
2021 Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)
60,000 MWh
Water •
2021 Total Water Consumption 3,025,264 m3
Waste
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2021 Total Waste to Landfill
24,934 tons
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2021 Total Waste Diverted
16,234 tons
ROLE
NAME
Project Manager
Natasha D’Silva
Verifier
Kyle Silon
Technical Reviewer
Shruthi Poonacha Bachamanda
ASSURANCE OPINION Based on the processes and procedures conducted with a limited assurance of the GHG Emissions, Energy Use, Solar Energy Generated, RECs, Waste and Water Consumption Assertions for Macerich, DNV found no evidence that the environmental claims and assertions listed are not materially correct and are not a fair representation of environmental data and information, and have not been prepared in accordance with the calculation method referenced.
INDEPENDENCE DNV was not involved in the preparation of any part of Macerich’s data or report. This is our fifth year of providing assurance for Macerich We adopt a balanced approach towards all stakeholders when performing our evaluation. DNV Business Assurance USA, Inc. Katy, TX May 13, 2022 This Statement is for the sole use and benefit of the party contracting with DNV Business Assurance USA, Inc. to produce this Statement (the “Client”). Any use of or reliance on this document by any party other than the Client shall be at the sole risk of such party. In no event will DNV or any of its parent or affiliate companies, or their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees or subcontractors, be liable to any other party regarding any statements, findings, conclusions or other content in this Statement, or for any use of, reliance on, accuracy, or adequacy of this Statement.
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APPENDIX
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Engaging with each of our stakeholder groups through focused, proactive and regular communications is an essential component of Macerich’s ESG approach.
STAKEHOLDER GROUP
Board
KEY TOPICS AND CONCERNS
• Board Meetings, Quarterly • Committee Meetings
• • • • • • • • • •
Board Diversity Board Structure Board Tenure and Refreshment Community Impact Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Economic Performance ESG Performance Executive Compensation Employee Community Management Management Succession Plan
SEC Filings Press Releases Earnings Calls, Quarterly Investor Conferences Direct Communications with Director, Investor Relations • Investor Property Tours
• Anti-Corruption and Anti-Competitive Behavior • Board and Executive-Level Engagement on Climate-Related Issues • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion • Economic Performance • Environmental Responsibility and Climate Impact • ESG Performance and Disclosures • Executive Compensation • GHG Emission Reductions • Green Building Certifications • Recognition for Top Environmental Performance
Tenants
• • • • • • •
Surveys Meetings and Calls Major Tenant Portfolio Reviews, Annually LinkedIn Communications Special Events, Periodically Tenant Sustainability Outreach Sustainability Survey, Annually
• • • • • • • •
Community Engagement and Stewardship Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Energy, Water and Waste Management Environmental Health and Safety Environmental Responsibility and Climate Impact Renewable Energy Social Responsibility Tenant Support Programs
Customers
• • • • • • • • • •
Social Media Engagement Influencer Partnerships Shopper Rewards and Loyalty Programs Digital Signage and On-Mall Collateral Sustainability Messaging on Barricades Cultural Events Seasonal Programming Email Distribution Shopper Intercepts and Focus Groups Property Websites
• • • • • • • •
Community Engagement and Stewardship Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Energy, Water and Waste Management Environmental Health and Safety Environmental Responsibility EV Charging Infrastructure Philanthropy Social Responsibility
Investors
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NATURE/LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT
• • • • •
STAKEHOLDER GROUP
NATURE/LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT
KEY TOPICS AND CONCERNS
Employees
• Belonging Steering Committee • Employee Engagement and Resource Groups • Employee Intranet for Internal Communications and Resources • Ethics Hotline/Whistleblowing Policy • Executive and Internal Communications • Health and Wellness Programs • Performance Evaluations • Service Awards • Training and Professional Development • Volunteer Program
• • • • • • • • • • • •
Anti-Harassment and Non-Discrimination Alternative Transportation Programs Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Community Engagement and Stewardship Environmental Health and Safety Environmental Responsibility and Climate Impact Health and Wellness Employee Community Management Job Enablement Social Responsibility Recognition Training and Professional Development
Communities & Local Governments
• Property Tours with Local Government and Community Leaders • Meetings and Calls • Philanthropy and Community Support Programs • Local Government Engagement on Major Redevelopment Projects and Sustainability Topics • Membership on Civic Boards and Chambers • Participation and Presentations with Industry Groups
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Community Engagement and Stewardship Energy, Water and Waste Management Environmental Health, Safety and Security Environmental Responsibility and Climate Impact EV Charging and Alternative Transportation GHG Emission Performance
• • • • • • • • •
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Energy Benchmarking Energy, Water and Waste Management Energy-Related Capital and Operational Spending Environmental Responsibility and Climate Impact GHG Emission Performance Green Building Certifications Recognition for Top Environmental Performance Social Responsibility
• • • • • •
Environmental Health and Safety Green Cleaning Practices Security Operational Protocols Procurements Recycling and Waste Management
JV Partners
Vendors & Contractors
• • • •
Partner Meetings, Quarterly Budget Meetings, Annually Frequent Meetings and Calls Press Release (Inclusion on Joint Announcements)
• Supplier Code of Conduct • Sustainable Procurement Guidelines and Practices • Vendor Meetings
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Data presented in the following sections are representative of a return to normalized business operations in 2021 versus 2020.
2021 ENERGY PERFORMANCE The absolute portfolio includes all buildings owned and under Macerich’s operational control for any portion of 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2020 and 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021. The like-for-like portfolio includes areas for which comparable consumption data is available for 2020 and 2021.
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WHOLE BUILDING CONSUMPTION BY PROPERTY SUBSECTOR
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
LIKE-FOR-LIKE % CHANGE
GRID ELECTRICITY
1,117,837
1,289,866
1,130,155
1%
Regional Shopping Center
1,061,294
1,232,881
1,073,170
1%
Community/Power Center
45,001
45,686
45,686
2%
Office
11,542
11,299
11,299
-2%
WHOLE BUILDING CONSUMPTION BY PROPERTY SUBSECTOR
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
LIKE-FOR-LIKE % CHANGE
NATURAL GAS
383,527
587,629
586,632
53%
Regional Shopping Center
378,877
584,879
583,882
54%
Community/Power Center
3,881
2,458
2,458
-37%
Office
770
291
291
-62%
WHOLE BUILDING CONSUMPTION BY PROPERTY SUBSECTOR
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
LIKE-FOR-LIKE % CHANGE
PURCHASED FUEL
56
28
28
-50%
Regional Shopping Center
56
28
28
-50%
Community/Power Center
-
-
-
-
Office
-
-
-
-
WHOLE BUILDING CONSUMPTION BY PROPERTY SUBSECTOR
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
LIKE-FOR-LIKE % CHANGE
170,044
170,044
0%
ENERGY PRODUCED AND CONSUMED ON-SITE
170,645
Renewable Energy Produced On-site
60,317
56,228
56,228
-7%
Fuel Cell Energy Produced On-site
110,327
113,817
113,817
3%
WHOLE BUILDING CONSUMPTION BY PROPERTY SUBSECTOR
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTON (GJ)
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
LIKE-FOR-LIKE % CHANGE
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMED
1,672,009
2,047,567
1,886,860
13%
Regional Shopping Center
1,610,816
1,987,833
1,827,125
13%
Community/Power Center
48,882
48,144
48,144
-2%
Office
12,311
11,590
11,590
-6%
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2021 SOLAR PRODUCTION BY PROPERTY BROADWAY PLAZA
SANTA MONICA PLACE
DANBURY FAIR MALL
DEPTFORD MALL
FREEHOLD RACEWAY MALL
FRESNO FASHION FAIR
Number of Solar Panels
5,000
3,170
5,300
5,082
5,181
3,060
Energy Produced (kWh)
1,496,966
144,400
2,678,063
1,018,498
1,925,379
1,179,757
2021 FUEL CELL ENERGY PRODUCTION BY PROPERTY PROPERTY
ELECTRICITY OUT (KWH)
Danbury Fair Mall
5,840,282
Deptford Mall
5,660,553
Freehold Raceway Mall
6,093,006
Green Acres Mall
3,358,559
Los Cerritos Center
1,847,240
Queens Center
8,841,399
2021 EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTERS WHOLE BUILDING - GJ
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
COVERED AREA (SF)
2020 ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
29,901,632
2021 ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
30,461,819
Scope 1
201,093
10,515
310,373
16,229
Scope 2
294,472
43,241
342,081
50,232
Scope 3
944,662
114,999
1,165,334
141,862
Scope 1 emissions are related to natural gas consumption and purchased transport fuels from sources that are directly owned and controlled by the Company. Scope 2 emissions are related to the purchased electricity consumption managed by the Company. Scope 3 emissions are related to the electricity and national gas consumption from sources not owned or controlled by the Company.
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INLAND CENTER
LAKEWOOD CENTER
LOS CERRITOS CENTER
SANTAN VILLAGE REGIONAL CENTER
THE OAKS
TWENTY NINTH STREET
FLATIRON CROSSING
3,087
5,405
5,410
3,573
3,120
5,081
5,080
1,614,540
495,523
1,185,019
841,884
2,092,575
601,267
357,457
RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS PURCHASED BY YEAR YEAR
MWH
KWH
2015
25,000
25,000,000
2016
35,000
35,000,000
2017
50,000
50,000,000
2018
65,000
65,000,000
2019
75,000
75,000,000
2020
55,000
55,000,000
2021
60,000
60,000,000
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
29,301,852
2021 ABSOLUTE % CHANGE
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE % CHANGE
2%
-2%
309,844
16,202
54%
54%
297,767
43,725
16%
1%
1,049,470
127,758
23%
11%
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2021 EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE COMMUNITY/ POWER CENTERS WHOLE BUILDING - GJ
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
COVERED AREA (SF)
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
1,743,349
2021 ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
1,724,958
Scope 1
2,059
108
1,304
68
Scope 2
12,486
1,833
12,676
1,861
Scope 3
34,336
4,180
34,163
4,159
OFFICE WHOLE BUILDING - GJ
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2020 ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
COVERED AREA (SF)
218,932
218,932
Scope 1
408
21
154
8
Scope 2
3,202
470
3,135
460
Scope 3
8,701
1,059
8,301
1,010
WHOLE PORTFOLIO - MANAGED ASSETS WHOLE BUILDING - GJ
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2020 ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
COVERED AREA (SF)
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2020 ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
31,100,917
31,845,522
Scope 1
203,560
10,644
311,832
16,306
Scope 2
310,160
45,544
357,892
52,553
Scope 3
987,699
120,238
1,207,799
147,032
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
1,724,958
2021 ABSOLUTE % CHANGE
2021 LIKE FOR LIKE % CHANGE
-1%
-1%
1,304
68
-37%
-37%
12,676
1,861
2%
2%
34,163
4,159
-1%
-1%
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
2021 ABSOLUTE % CHANGE
2021 LIKE FOR LIKE % CHANGE
0%
0%
218,932
154
8
-62%
-62%
3,135
460
-2%
-2%
8,301
1,010
-5%
-5%
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (GJ)
2021 LIKE-FOR-LIKE EMISSIONS (MTCO2E)
2021 ABSOLUTE % CHANGE
2021 LIKE FOR LIKE % CHANGE
2%
0%
31,005,751
311,303
16,278
53%
0%
313,578
46,046
1%
-12%
1,091,934
132,927
11%
-10%
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2021 WATER WITHDRAWAL
127
2021
LOW (<10%)
LOW MEDIUM (10-20%)
MEDIUM HIGH (20-40%)
HIGH (40-80%)
EXTREMELY HIGH (>80%)
TOTAL
GROSS FLOOR AREA
7,765,061
1,817,300
4,272,830
4,257,123
13,453,624
31,565,938
% Portfolio By Baseline Water Stress Level
24%
6%
13%
13%
42%
Regional Shopping Center
7,246,209
1,817,300
4,312,117
3,798,587
13,287,606
30,461,819
Community/ Power Center
518,852
-
268,042
458,536
479,528
1,724,958
Office
-
-
-
-
218,932
218,932
Water Withdrawn (1000 m3)
456
147
242
335
1,629
% Water Withdrawal By Baseline Water Stress Level
16%
5%
9%
12%
58%
Tenant Area (1000 m3)
410
131
146
311
1,479
2,478
Common Area (1000 m3)
46
16
96
23
149
330
Regional Shopping Center
454
147
240
288
1,532
2,660
Community/ Power Center
2
0
2
47
55
106
Office
0
0
0
0
42
42
2,809
2021 WATER PERFORMANCE WATER WITHDRAWAL COVERAGE
2020 ABSOLUTE TOTAL SF
2020 ABSOLUTE % TOTAL AREA
2021 ABSOLUTE TOTAL SF
2021 ABSOLUTE % TOTAL AREA
2021 LIKEFOR-LIKE TOTAL SF
2021 LIKEFOR-LIKE % OF TOTAL AREA
2021 YOY % CHANGE
Total Floor Area - All Regions
31,845,522
100%
32,405,709
100%
31,565,938
100%
-1%
High Baseline Water Stress
4,335,353
14%
4,257,123
13%
4,257,123
13%
-2%
Extremely High Baseline Water Stress
14,507,616
46%
13,986,066
43%
13,453,624
42%
-7%
WATER WITHDRAWN BY PROPERTY SUBSECTOR AND BASELINE WATER STRESS LEVEL REGION
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2020 ABSOLUTE % OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2021 ABSOLUTE % OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION
2021 LIKEFOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2021 LIKEFOR-LIKE 2021 ABSOLUTE YOY % % OF TOTAL CHANGE CONSUMPTION
Total Water Withdrawn All Property Subsectors
2,589
100%
2,811
100%
2,809
100%
8%
High Baseline Water Stress
314
12%
335
12%
335
12%
7%
Extremely High Baseline Water Stress
1,521
59%
1,629
58%
1,629
58%
7%
WATER WITHDRAWN BY PROPERTY SUBSECTOR AND BASELINE WATER STRESS LEVEL REGION
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2020 ABSOLUTE % OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2021 ABSOLUTE % OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION
2021 LIKEFOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2021 LIKEFOR-LIKE 2021 ABSOLUTE YOY % % OF TOTAL CHANGE CONSUMPTION
Regional Shopping Centers - All Regions
2,459
100%
2,663
100%
2,663
100%
8%
High Baseline Water Stress
275
11%
288
11%
288
11%
5%
Extremely High Baseline Water Stress
1,436
58%
1,532
58%
1,532
58%
7%
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2021 WATER PERFORMANCE
129
WATER WITHDRAWN BY PROPERTY SUBSECTOR AND BASELINE WATER STRESS LEVEL REGION
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2020 ABSOLUTE % OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2021 ABSOLUTE % OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION
2021 LIKEFOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2021 LIKEFOR-LIKE 2021 ABSOLUTE YOY % % OF TOTAL CHANGE CONSUMPTION
Community/ Power Center All Regions
91
100%
106
100%
106
100%
16%
High Baseline Water Stress
38
42%
47
44%
47
44%
24%
Extremely High Baseline Water Stress
47
52%
55
52%
55
52%
17%
WATER WITHDRAWN BY PROPERTY SUBSECTOR AND BASELINE WATER STRESS LEVEL REGION
2020 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2020 ABSOLUTE % OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION
2021 ABSOLUTE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2021 ABSOLUTE % OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION
2021 LIKEFOR-LIKE CONSUMPTION (1000 M)
2021 LIKEFOR-LIKE 2021 ABSOLUTE YOY % % OF TOTAL CHANGE CONSUMPTION
Office All Regions
39
100%
42
100%
42
100%
8%
High Baseline Water Stress
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Extremely High Baseline Water Stress
39
100%
42
100%
42
100%
8%
SEPARATELY METERED AND SUB-METERED TENANTS ELECTRIC
WATER
% SEPARATELY METERED TENANTS
% SUB-METERED TENANTS
% SEPARATELY % SUB-METERED METERED TENANTS TENANTS
Regional Shopping Center
46%
9%
47%
6%
Community/Power Shopping Centers
59%
1%
59%
10%
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SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) is an independent standards-setting organization that has developed a set of industry-specific accounting standards to identify sustainability issues most likely to impact the operating performance or financial condition of a typical company in a given industry. The tables below reference the Standard for the Real Estate sector as defined by SASB’s Sustainability Industry Classification System and identify how Macerich has addressed the SASB Accounting Metric and Activity Metrics in this Report and other corporate disclosures.
SUSTAINABILITY DISCLOSURE TOPICS & ACCOUNTING METRICS TOPIC
ACCOUNTING METRIC
SASB CODE
PAGE # OR REFERENCE
Energy Management
Energy consumption data coverage as a percentage of total floor area, by property subsector
IR-RE-130a.1
121-122
IF-RE-130a.2
121-124
IF-RE-130a.3
121-122
Percentage of eligible portfolio that (1) has an energy rating and (2) is certified to ENERGY STAR, by property subsector
IF-RE-130a.4
Not Applicable for the Lifestyle Center or Enclosed Mall property types.
Description of how building energy management considerations are integrated into property investment analysis and operational strategy
IF-RE-130a.5
88-92, TCFD Discussion
Water withdrawal data coverage as a percentage of (1) total floor area and (2) floor area in regions with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress, by property subsector
IF-RE-140a.1
127-129
IF-RE-140a.2
127-129
Like-for-like percentage change in water withdrawn for portfolio area with data coverage, by property subsector
IF-RE-140a.3
128-129
Description of water management risks and discussion of strategies and practices to mitigate those risks
IF-RE-140a.4
88-92, TCFD Discussion
(1) Total energy consumed by portfolio area with data coverage, (2) percentage grid electricity and (3) percentage renewable, by property subsector Like-for-like percentage change in energy consumption for the portfolio area with data coverage, by property subsector
Water Management
(1) Total water withdrawn by portfolio area with data coverage and (2) percentage in regions with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress, by property subsector
131
TOPIC
Management of Tenant Sustainability Impacts
Climate Change Adaptation
ACCOUNTING METRIC
PAGE # OR REFERENCE
SASB CODE
Macerich leases are primarily built around a fixed CAM, which makes a recovery cause unnecessary as the landlord carries the risk for efficiency investments as well as rises or reductions in operating costs.
(1) Percentage of new leases that contain a cost recovery clause for resource efficiency-related capital improvements and (2) associated leased floor area, by property subsector
IF-RE-410a.1
Percentage of tenants that are separately metered or sub-metered for (1) grid electricity consumption and (2) water withdrawals, by property subsector
IF-RE-410a.2
130 Macerich does promote tenant efficiency and sustainability through our Tenant Sustainability Handbook and will pass through potential incentives to tenants executing projects under our master meters.
Discussion of approach to measuring, incentivizing and improving sustainability impacts of tenants
IF-RE-410a.3
Area of properties located in 100-year flood zones, by property subsector
IF-RE-450a.1
Not yet publicly reported.
Description of climate change risk exposure analysis, degree of systematic portfolio exposure and strategies for mitigating risks
IF-RE-450a.2
Not yet publicly reported.
ACTIVITY METRICS ACTIVITY METRIC
SASB CODE
REFERENCE
Number of assets, by property subsector
IF-RE-000.A
2021 Form 10-k
Leasable floor area, by property subsector
IF-RE-000.B
2021 Form 10-k
Percentage of indirectly managed assets, by property subsector
IF-RE-000.C
2021 Form 10-k
Average occupancy rate, by property subsector
IF-RE-000.D
2021 Form 10-k
132
GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE STANDARDS INDEX GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards) provide guidance for communicating business impacts on sustainability issues such as climate change, human rights, governance and social well-being. This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI: Core option. The table below references the material topics discussed in this report and other corporate disclosures.
GRI 102: GENERAL DISCLOSURES
133
GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
General Disclosures
102-1
Name of the organization
4
General Disclosures
102-2
Activities, brands, products and services
5-6
General Disclosures
102-3
Location of headquarters
5-6
General Disclosures
102-4
Location of operations
5-6
General Disclosures
102-5
Ownership and legal form
5-6
General Disclosures
102-6
Markets served
5-6
General Disclosures
102-7
Scale of the organization
5-6 (operations), 40 (employees)
General Disclosures
102-8
Information on employees and other workers
39-46
General Disclosures
102-9
Supply chain
85
General Disclosures
102-10
Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain
2021 Form 10-k
General Disclosures
102-11
Precautionary principle or approach
21-22
General Disclosures
102-12
External initiatives
28, 30-31
General Disclosures
102-13
Membership of associations
100
GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
General Disclosures
102-14
Statement from senior decision-maker
4
General Disclosures
102-15
Key impacts, risks and opportunities
89-92
General Disclosures
102-16
Values, principles, standards and norms of behavior
101
General Disclosures
102-17
Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics
100
General Disclosures
102-18
Governance structure
24, 97-98 2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-19
Delegating authority
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-20
Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental and social topics
97-98
General Disclosures
102-21
Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental and social topics
96-102
General Disclosures
102-22
Composition of the highest governance body and its committees
97-98
General Disclosures
102-23
Chair of the highest governance body
97
General Disclosures
102-24
Nominating and selecting the highest governance body
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-25
Conflicts of interest
100
General Disclosures
102-26
Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values and strategy
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-27
Collective knowledge of highest governance body
97
General Disclosures
102-28
Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-29
Identifying and managing economic, environmental and social impacts
2022 Proxy
134
135
GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
General Disclosures
102-30
Effectiveness of risk management processes
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-31
Review of economic, environmental and social topics
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-32
Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting
24, 97-98, 109
General Disclosures
102-33
Communicating critical concerns
100
General Disclosures
102-34
Nature and total number of critical concerns
No critical concerns reported in 2021
General Disclosures
102-35
Remuneration policies
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-36
Process for determining remuneration
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-37
Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-38
Annual total compensation ratio
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-39
Percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio
2022 Proxy
General Disclosures
102-40
List of stakeholder groups
119-120
General Disclosures
102-41
Collective bargaining agreements
39
General Disclosures
102-42
Identifying and selecting stakeholders
119-120
General Disclosures
102-43
Approach to stakeholder engagement
119-120
General Disclosures
102-44
Key topics and concerns raised
119-120
General Disclosures
102-45
Entities included in the consolidated financial statements
2021 Form 10-k
General Disclosures
102-46
Defining report content and topic boundaries
105, 109-110
General Disclosures
102-47
List of material topics
105-106
GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
General Disclosures
102-48
PAGE # OR LINK Restatements of information
None
General Disclosures
102-49
Changes in reporting
Reported energy consumption data reflects properties where we hold majority ownership and operational control. This update was made to maintain consistency across our climate-related disclosures.
General Disclosures
102-50
Reporting period
109
General Disclosures
102-51
Date of most recent report
2021 Corporate Responsibility Report
General Disclosures
102-52
Reporting cycle
Annual
General Disclosures
102-53
Contact point for questions regarding the report
105
General Disclosures
102-54
Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards
133
General Disclosures
102-55
GRI content index
133-142
General Disclosures
102-56
External assurance
111-116
GRI 103: MANAGEMENT APPROACH GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
Management Approach
103-1
Explanation of the material topic and its boundary
105-106
Management Approach
103-2
The management approach and its components
21-22, 62-64
Management Approach
103-3
Evaluation of the management approach
21-24, 98-99
136
GRI 201: ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
Economic Performance
201-2
PAGE # OR LINK Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change
89-92
GRI 205: ANTI-CORRUPTION GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
Anti-Corruption
205-1
Operations assessed for risks related to corruption
100% of operations assessed
Anti-Corruption
205-2
Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures
101
Anti-Corruption
205-3
Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken
None
GRI-206: ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR
137
GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
Anti-competitive Behavior
206-1
PAGE # OR LINK Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, antitrust and monopoly practices
None
GRI 302: ENERGY GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
Energy
302-1
Energy consumption within the organization
73-74, 123-126
Energy
302-2
Energy consumption outside of the organization
121-122
Energy
302-3
Energy intensity
121-124
Energy
302-4
Reduction of energy consumption
123-126
Energy
302-5
Reductions in energy requirements of products and services
73-74, 123-126
GRI 303: WATER & EFFLUENTS GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
Water & Effluents
303-3
Water withdrawal
80, 127-130
Water & Effluents
303-4
Water discharge
80, 127-130
Water & Effluents
303-5
Water consumption
80, 127-130
138
GRI 305: EMISSIONS GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
Emissions
305-1
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions
123-126
Emissions
305-2
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions
123-126
Emissions
305-3
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions
123-126
Emissions
305-4
GHG emissions intensity
123-126
Emissions
305-5
Reduction of GHG emissions
123-126
GRI 306: EFFLUENTS AND WASTE GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
Effluents and Waste
306-1
Water discharge by quality and destination
127-130
Effluents and Waste
306-2
Waste by type and disposal method
127-130
Effluents and Waste
306-3
Significant spills
None
Effluents and Waste
306-4
Transport of hazardous waste
77
Effluents and Waste
306-5
Water bodies affected by water discharges and/or runoff
None
GRI 307: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
139
GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
Environmental Compliance
307-1
PAGE # OR LINK
Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations
0 Fines or Incidents
GRI 401: EMPLOYMENT GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
Employment
401-1
New employee hires and employee turnover
43, 45
Employment
401-2
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees
49-50
Employment
401-3
Parental leave
50
GRI 403: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
Occupational Health and Safety
403-1
Occupational health and safety management system
52-53
Occupational Health and Safety
403-2
Hazard identification, risk assessment and incident investigation
52-53
Occupational Health and Safety
403-3
Occupational health services
52-53
Occupational Health and Safety
403-4
Worker participation, consultation and communication on occupational health and safety
52-53
Occupational Health and Safety
403-5
Worker training on occupational health and safety
52-53
Occupational Health and Safety
403-6
Promotion of worker health
52-53
Occupational Health and Safety
403-7
Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships
52-53
Occupational Health and Safety
403-8
Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system
52-53
Occupational Health and Safety
403-9
Work-related injuries
52-53
Occupational Health and Safety
403-10
Work-related ill health
52-53
140
GRI 404 TRAINING & EDUCATION GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
Training & Education
404-1
Average hours of training per year per employee
48
Training & Education
404-2
Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs
47-48
Training & Education
404-3
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews
48
GRI 405: DIVERSITY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
PAGE # OR LINK
Diversity & Equal Opportunity
405-1
Diversity of governance bodies and employees
41, 2022 Proxy
Diversity & Equal Opportunity
405-2
Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men
44
GRI 406: NON-DISCRIMINATION GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
Non-Discrimination
406-1
PAGE # OR LINK Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken
0 Incidents
GRI 410: SECURITY PRACTICES
141
GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
Security Practices
410-1
PAGE # OR LINK Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures
53
GRI 413: LOCAL COMMUNITIES GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
Local Communities
413-1
PAGE # OR LINK Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments and development programs
28-31
GRI 415: PUBLIC POLICY GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
Public Policy
415-1
PAGE # OR LINK
Political contributions
$0 Political Contributions
GRI 416: CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
Customer Health and Safety
416-2
PAGE # OR LINK Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services
No incidents
GRI 419: SOCIOECONOMIC COMPLIANCE GRI STANDARD
DISCLOSURE
Socioeconomic Compliance
419-1
PAGE # OR LINK Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area
0 Incidents
142
ONE OF THE NATION’S LEADING OWNERS, OPERATORS & DEVELOPERS OF MAJOR RETAIL AND MIXED-USE PROPERTIES IN ATTRACTIVE U.S. MARKETS, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, ARIZONA AND THE METRO NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON D.C. CORRIDOR MACERICH (NYSE: MAC)